Amorphous mesoporous nickel phosphate/reduced graphene oxide with superior performance for electrochemical capacitors

Dalton Transactions : an International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Jingjing YuanHaiqun Chen

Abstract

Nickel phosphate (Ni3(PO4)2) is a promising electrode material for electrochemical capacitors, but the low intrinsic electrical conductivity and poor rate capability of Ni3(PO4)2 are the main challenges. To tackle these problems, amorphous mesoporous Ni3(PO4)2 with a pore diameter of 2-10 nm is grown on reduced graphene oxide (rGO), and a Ni3(PO4)2/rGO composite is obtained via a facile hydrothermal-calcination method in this work. The Ni3(PO4)2/rGO composite calcined at 300 °C (Ni3(PO4)2/rGO-300) possesses a uniform particle size and a high specific surface area of 198.72 m2 g-1. Benefiting from the structural characteristics, the synergistic effect of components and the high specific surface area, the Ni3(PO4)2/rGO-300 composite exhibits an extremely high specific capacitance of 1726 F g-1 at 0.5 A g-1 and an excellent rate capability of 850 F g-1 at 25 A g-1. In addition, the assembled Ni3(PO4)2/rGO-300//activated carbon asymmetric electrochemical capacitor delivers a good energy density of 57.42 W h kg-1 at a power density of 160 W kg-1. Compared with Ni3(PO4)2/rGO composites calcined at other temperatures and other nickel-phosphorus compounds reported in the literature, the Ni3(PO4)2/rGO-300 composite containing amorphous ...Continue Reading

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May 20, 2011·Dalton Transactions : an International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry·Yi WangChang Ming Li
Jul 3, 2013·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics : PCCP·Jingjing YuanXin Wang
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Aug 5, 2015·Dalton Transactions : an International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry·Suresh Kannan BalasingamYongseok Jun
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