Fabrication of homogeneously dispersed nanoneedle manganese dioxide/graphene composite for high-performance electrode use in supercapacitor

Myeong Jin Kim, Kiho Kim, Myeong Yeol Yoo, Joo Heon Kim

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Abstract

Two types of graphene/MnO2 composites were synthesized by different reaction procedures. R-GO/MnO2 was synthesized as follows: first, nanoneedle MnO2 was formed on the GO sheets using various functional groups (GO/MnO2). In the second stage, GO/MnO2 was reduced to graphene/MnO2 (R-GO/MnO2) via the dipping method. rGO/MnO2 was synthesized using a different reaction order: first, graphene oxide was reduced to graphene and nanoneedle MnO2 was formed on graphene sheets. Characterization indicated that the nanoneedle MnO2 structures in the R-GO/MnO2 composite were homogeneously dispersed on graphene sheets, whereas MnO2 in the rGO/MnO2 composite formed aggregates due to absence of functional groups. The R-GO/MnO2 electrode exhibited a specific capacitance as high as 327.5 Fg-1 at 10 mVs-1, which was higher than that of the rGO/MnO2 electrode (229.9 Fg-1). It is anticipated that the formation of nanoneedle MnO2 on the GO surface following the reduction procedure could be a promising fabrication method for supercapacitor electrodes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Materials Research IV
Pages8-12
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event2014 4th International Conference on Advanced Materials Research, ICAMR 2014 - Macau, China
Duration: 22 Jan 201423 Jan 2014

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume894
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference2014 4th International Conference on Advanced Materials Research, ICAMR 2014
Country/TerritoryChina
CityMacau
Period22/01/1423/01/14

Keywords

  • Grapheme/MnO
  • Hydrazine hydrate
  • Nanoneedle
  • Reduction
  • Supercapacitor

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