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Mahani R, Helmy AK, Fathi AM. Electrical, optical, and electrochemical performances of phosphate-glasses-doped with ZnO and CuO and their composite with polyaniline. Sci Rep 2024; 14:1169. [PMID: 38216612 PMCID: PMC10786889 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-51065-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024] Open
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Phosphate-based glasses (PBG) with appropriate doping agents have been used as solid electrolytes in solid-state ionic devices. Therefore, more light was shed on the electrical, optical, and electrochemical behavior of the phosphate-based glasses (PBG), containing ZnO or CuO in the absence and existence of conductive polyaniline (PANI), since no publications are available concerning this work. The glass samples were prepared by the rapid quenching method, then mixing phosphate glass and polyaniline (PANI) with metal oxide (ZnO, CuO). They were characterized by different techniques; diffuse reflectance spectrophotometer (DRS), broadband dielectric spectrometer (BDS), cyclic voltammetry (CV), and charge-discharge techniques. In the DRS study, the direct and indirect band gap were calculated from Tauc's relationship where CuO-doped glasses have higher values than ZnO-doped glasses. In the BDS study, the permittivity of all glass compositions decreased while AC conductivity increased with increasing frequency. AC conductivity of PBG doped with metal oxides and mixed with PANI exhibited semiconducting features (6.8 × 10-4 S/cm). Further, these composites exhibited lower loss tangent (0.11), and giant permittivity (186,000) compared to the pure PBG. Also, the electrochemical study exhibited that the composite with 7% CuO content has the highest specific capacitance value (82.3 F/g at 1.0 A/g) which increased to about 113% of its first cycle and then decreased to about 55% after 2500 cycles and finally increased again to 77% after 4500 cycles, indicating its good stability. The combination of optical, electrical, and electrochemical features of these composites suggests their use for energy generation and storage devices.
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- Ragab Mahani
- Microwave Physics and Dielectrics Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St. (Former El Tahrir St.), P.O. 12622, Giza, Egypt
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- Glass Research Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St. (Former El Tahrir St.), P.O. 12622, Giza, Egypt
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- Physical Chemistry Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St. (Former El Tahrir St.), P.O. 12622, Giza, Egypt.
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Komal Zafar H, Zainab S, Masood M, Sohail M, Shoaib Ahmad Shah S, Karim MR, O'Mullane A, Ostrikov KK, Will G, Wahab MA. Recent Advances on Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbons Towards Electrochemical Supercapacitor Applications. CHEM REC 2024; 24:e202300161. [PMID: 37582638 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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Due to ever-increasing global energy demands and dwindling resources, there is a growing need to develop materials that can fulfil the World's pressing energy requirements. Electrochemical energy storage devices have gained significant interest due to their exceptional storage properties, where the electrode material is a crucial determinant of device performance. Hence, it is essential to develop 3-D hierarchical materials at low cost with precisely controlled porosity and composition to achieve high energy storage capabilities. After presenting the brief updates on porous carbons (PCs), then this review will focus on the nitrogen (N) doped porous carbon materials (NPC) for electrochemical supercapacitors as the NPCs play a vital role in supercapacitor applications in the field of energy storage. Therefore, this review highlights recent advances in NPCs, including developments in the synthesis of NPCs that have created new methods for controlling their morphology, composition, and pore structure, which can significantly enhance their electrochemical performance. The investigated N-doped materials a wide range of specific surface areas, ranging from 181.5 to 3709 m2 g-1 , signifies a substantial increase in the available electrochemically active surface area, which is crucial for efficient energy storage. Moreover, these materials display notable specific capacitance values, ranging from 58.7 to 754.4 F g-1 , highlighting their remarkable capability to effectively store electrical energy. The outstanding electrochemical performance of these materials is attributed to the synergy between heteroatoms, particularly N, and the carbon framework in N-doped porous carbons. This synergy brings about several beneficial effects including, enhanced pseudo-capacitance, improved electrical conductivity, and increased electrochemically active surface area. As a result, these materials emerge as promising candidates for high-performance supercapacitor electrodes. The challenges and outlook in NPCs for supercapacitor applications are also presented. Overall, this review will provide valuable insights for researchers in electrochemical energy storage and offers a basis for fabricating highly effective and feasible supercapacitor electrodes.
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- Hafiza Komal Zafar
- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, H-12, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, H-12, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, H-12, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, H-12, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, H-12, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
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- Center of Excellence for Research in Engineering Materials (CEREM), Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), College of Engineering, King Saud University, P. O. Box 800, Riyadh, 11421, Saudi Arabia
- K.A. CARE Energy Research and Innovation Center, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Chemistry and Physics and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Physics and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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- Energy and Process Engineering Laboratory, School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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- Energy and Process Engineering Laboratory, School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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Li G, Fan X, Deng D, Wu QH, Jia L. Surface charge induced self-assembled nest-like Ni 3S 2/PNG composites for high-performance supercapacitors. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 650:913-923. [PMID: 37453315 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.06.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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The paper presents a self-assembly approach to synthesize Ni3S2/N, P co-doped graphene (PNG) composite electrode materials for supercapacitors with high energy storage performance and structural stability. Innovatively, the self-assembly approach is induced via the surface charge effect utilizing a two-step hydrothermal method. The doping of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) atoms regulates the surface charge distribution on graphene nanosheets. Therefore, in the synthesized Ni3S2/PNG heterostructures, Ni3S2 nanowires are interwoven into nests and uniformly attached to PNG. The design of the electrode materials with such a special structure not only supports each other to improve the stability of the materials but also facilitates the rapid diffusion of electrolyte ions. Based on the advantages of composition and structure, Ni3S2/PNG has a high specific capacitance of 1117C g-1 at a current density of 1 A/g and excellent rate performance. The asymmetric supercapacitors (ASC) assembled with Ni3S2/PNG and PNG as positive and negative materials respectively have a high energy density of 62 Wh kg-1 at a power density of 158 W kg-1.
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- Guifang Li
- Key Laboratory of Energy Cleaning Utilization, Development, Cleaning Combustion and Energy Utilization Research Center of Fujian Province, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Corrosion and Smart Protective Materials, College of Marine Equipment and Mechanical Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Cleaning Utilization, Development, Cleaning Combustion and Energy Utilization Research Center of Fujian Province, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Corrosion and Smart Protective Materials, College of Marine Equipment and Mechanical Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Cleaning Utilization, Development, Cleaning Combustion and Energy Utilization Research Center of Fujian Province, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Corrosion and Smart Protective Materials, College of Marine Equipment and Mechanical Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Cleaning Utilization, Development, Cleaning Combustion and Energy Utilization Research Center of Fujian Province, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Corrosion and Smart Protective Materials, College of Marine Equipment and Mechanical Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China.
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Gourji FH, Rajaramanan T, Kishore A, Heggertveit M, Velauthapillai D. Hierarchical Cube-in-Cube Cobalt-Molybdenum Phosphide Hollow Nanoboxes Derived from the MOF Template Strategy for High-Performance Supercapacitors. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:23446-23456. [PMID: 37426278 PMCID: PMC10323944 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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The design of hierarchical hollow nanostructures with complex shell architectures is an attractive and effective way to obtain a desirable electrode material for energy storage application. Herein, we report an effective metal-organic framework (MOF) template-engaged method to synthesize novel double-shelled hollow nanoboxes, in terms of chemical composition and structure complexity, for supercapacitor application. Starting from cobalt-based zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-67(Co)) nanoboxes as the removal template, we developed a rational preparation approach to synthesize cobalt-molybdenum-phosphide (CoMoP) double-shelled hollow nanoboxes (donated as CoMoP-DSHNBs) through (i) ion-exchange reaction, (ii) template etching, and (iii) phosphorization treatment, respectively. Notably, despite the previously reported works, the phosphorization was simply done using the facile solvothermal method, without employing annealing and high-temperature conditions, which can be considered as one of the merits of the current work. CoMoP-DSHNBs showed excellent electrochemical properties owing to their unique morphology, high surface area, and optimal elemental composition. In a three-electrode system, the target material showed a superior specific capacity of 1204 F g-1 at 1 A g-1 with a remarkable cycle stability of 87% after 20000 cycles. The hybrid device formed of activated carbon (AC) as the negative electrode and CoMoP-DSHNBs as the positive electrode exhibited a high specific energy density of 49.99 W h kg-1 and a maximum power density of 7539.41 W kg-1 with a great cycling stability of 84.5% after 20,000 cycles.
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- Fatemeh Heidari Gourji
- Department
of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Inndalsveien 28, Bergen 5063, Norway
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- Department
of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Inndalsveien 28, Bergen 5063, Norway
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- Department
of Mechanical and Marine Engineering, Western
Norway University of Applied Sciences, Inndalsveien 28, Bergen 5063, Norway
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- Department
of Mechanical and Marine Engineering, Western
Norway University of Applied Sciences, Inndalsveien 28, Bergen 5063, Norway
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- Department
of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Inndalsveien 28, Bergen 5063, Norway
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Amiri M, Mohammadi Zardkhoshoui A, Hosseiny Davarani SS. Fabrication of nanosheet-assembled hollow copper-nickel phosphide spheres embedded in reduced graphene oxide texture for hybrid supercapacitors. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:2806-2819. [PMID: 36683464 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr06305k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Owing to their metalloid characteristics with high electrical conductivity, transition metal phosphides (TMPs) have attracted considerable research attention as prospective cathodes for hybrid supercapacitors. Unfortunately, they usually exhibit low rate performance as well as poor longevity, which does not meet the demands of hybrid supercapacitors. The nanocomposite constructed from reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and TMPs with a highly porous nature can effectively overcome the above-mentioned issues, greatly widening their utilization. In this work, we fabricated nanosheet-assembled hollow copper-nickel phosphide spheres (NH-CNPSs) by the controllable phosphatizing of copper-nickel-ethylene glycol (CN-EG) precursors. Then, porous NH-CNPSs were embedded in rGO texture (NH-CNPS-rGO) to form a unique porous nanoarchitecture. The obtained NH-CNPS-rGO has several advantages benefiting as the cathode electrode, such as (i) the hollow structure as well as porous nanosheets are conducive to fast electrolyte diffusion, (ii) the electrical conductivity of NH-CNPS is further enhanced when coupled with the rGO texture, hence promoting electron transfer in the whole structure, (iii) wrapping NH-CNPSs within the rGO texture endows the nanocomposite with much better structural stability, resulting in longer durability of the electrode, And (iv) the porous structures generated in the nanocomposite provide a perfect space for reducing the mass transfer resistance and accessing the electrolyte, thereby boosting the reaction kinetics. The tests demonstrated that the optimal NH-CNPS-rGO electrode revealed a capacity of up to 1075 C g-1, a superior rate capacity, and exceptional longevity of 94.7%. Moreover, a hybrid supercapacitor (NH-CNPS-rGO‖AC) equipped with the NH-CNPS-rGO-cathode electrode and activated carbon (AC)-anode electrode represented a satisfactory energy density of 64 W h kg-1 at 801 W kg-1 and amazing longevity (91.8% retention after 13 000 cycles), which endorses the promising potential of NH-CNPS-rGO for high-efficiency supercapacitors. This research showcases an appropriate method to engineer hollow TMP-rGO nanocomposites as effective materials for supercapacitors.
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- Maryam Amiri
- Department of Chemistry, Shahid Beheshti University, G. C., Evin, 1983963113, Tehran, Iran.
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Recent Advancements in Chalcogenides for Electrochemical Energy Storage Applications. ENERGIES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/en15114052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Energy storage has become increasingly important as a study area in recent decades. A growing number of academics are focusing their attention on developing and researching innovative materials for use in energy storage systems to promote sustainable development goals. This is due to the finite supply of traditional energy sources, such as oil, coal, and natural gas, and escalating regional tensions. Because of these issues, sustainable renewable energy sources have been touted as an alternative to nonrenewable fuels. Deployment of renewable energy sources requires efficient and reliable energy storage devices due to their intermittent nature. High-performance electrochemical energy storage technologies with high power and energy densities are heralded to be the next-generation storage devices. Transition metal chalcogenides (TMCs) have sparked interest among electrode materials because of their intriguing electrochemical properties. Researchers have revealed a variety of modifications to improve their electrochemical performance in energy storage. However, a stronger link between the type of change and the resulting electrochemical performance is still desired. This review examines the synthesis of chalcogenides for electrochemical energy storage devices, their limitations, and the importance of the modification method, followed by a detailed discussion of several modification procedures and how they have helped to improve their electrochemical performance. We also discussed chalcogenides and their composites in batteries and supercapacitors applications. Furthermore, this review discusses the subject’s current challenges as well as potential future opportunities.
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