Issue 73, 2016

Facile one-pot synthesis of a NiMoO4/reduced graphene oxide composite as a pseudocapacitor with superior performance

Abstract

A hybrid NiMoO4/rGO composite was successfully synthesized by a facile one-pot hydrothermal method. A series of characterization techniques: SEM, TEM, XRD, Raman, XPS and N2 adsorption/desorption isotherms were used to verify the special nanostructure and unique composition of the as-prepared products, in which the NiMoO4 nanowires are homogenously distributed in the interconnected rGO network, and at the same time the NiMoO4 nanowires are encapsulated within the rGO sheets, further preventing the rGO nanosheets from agglomerating and restacking. As an electrode material for pseudocapacitors, the NiMoO4/rGO composite exhibited a maximum specific capacitance of 1202 F g−1 at 1 A g−1, and still remained as high as 775 F g−1 at 10 A g−1 and 592 F g−1 at 20 A g−1, which are superior to those of pure NiMoO4 nanowires. The enhanced capacitive performance of the as-prepared NiMoO4/rGO composite is closely related to the form of an internal mesoporous structure by utilizing the high electrical conductivity and large surface area of rGO nanosheets, which could provide more electroactive sites, a larger electrode–electrolyte contact area and accelerate effective ion and electron transport in the whole electrode. The results suggest that such a hybrid electrode has great potential applications in high performance energy-storage systems.

Graphical abstract: Facile one-pot synthesis of a NiMoO4/reduced graphene oxide composite as a pseudocapacitor with superior performance

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
29 May 2016
Accepted
16 Jul 2016
First published
18 Jul 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 69627-69633

Facile one-pot synthesis of a NiMoO4/reduced graphene oxide composite as a pseudocapacitor with superior performance

Y. Li, J. Jian, Y. Fan, H. Wang, L. Yu, G. Cheng, J. Zhou and M. Sun, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 69627 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA13955H

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