Robust structural stability and performance‐enhanced asymmetric supercapacitors based on CuMoO4/ZnMoO4 nanoflowers prepared via a simple and low-energy precipitation route

Alfred Bekoe Appiagyei, Jacob Otabil Bonsu, Jeong In Han

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Abstract

A detailed understanding of synergistic effects is very important for obtaining high-performance supercapacitor electrodes. A facile, swift and low-energy precipitation route has been employed to design CuMoO4/ZnMoO4 nanoflower arrays and subsequently explore their structural and electronic characteristics. Remarkably, CuMoO4/ZnMoO4-based supercapacitor exhibited superior specific capacitance of 840 F/g compared to 203 F/g and 460 F/g for CuMoO4 and ZnMoO4, respectively, at 2 A/g. The composite showed a remarkable long cycle lifetime with a cycling efficiency of 93.8 % after 5000 cycles. Moreover, an asymmetric CuMoO4/ZnMoO4//AC supercapacitor with a voltage of 1.5 V delivered a specific capacitance of 186 F/g at 1.5 A/g, specific energy of 34.8 Wh/kg at specific power of 472 W/kg and retained approximately 90% of the original capacitance after 8000 cycles. The outstanding supercapacitive performance is ascribed to the unique nanoflower design, low solution resistance of 0.28 Ω, and the synergy from the single components.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6668-6681
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
Volume32
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2021

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