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Synthesis, Characterization and Pseudocapacitive Behaviour of MnOx/CNT Heterostructures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2013

Chung-Ying Tsai ,
Kanchan Mondal  and
S. Talapatra
Chung-Ying Tsai
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL\
Kanchan Mondal*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL\
S. Talapatra
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
*
*corresponding author – [email protected]
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Abstract

Manganese oxide based nanoparticles were synthesized by sol-gel process. Methanol, ethanol, and propanol were used as alternative solvent during sol-gel process with manganese acetate as precursor for the preparation of pristine manganese oxide. Hybrid MnOx modified by additions of carbon nanotubes was further prepared. Smallest particle size was observed for manganese oxide prepared from propanol, with diameters range from 16 nm to 50nm. XRD results showed that the as prepared manganese oxide based samples at calcination temperature of 300°C and above were composed of Mn2O3 as dominant phase, with Mn3O4 as minor phase. Specific capacitance measured from two electrode systems of manganese oxide prepared from methanol, ethanol, and propanol at scan rate of 10 mV/s were 88.3, 66.0, 104.8 F/g and the result for the hybrid sample was 140.5 F/g. The highest capacitance of the MnOx revealed a specific capacitance of 231.4 F/g when a 1:1 mixture of propanaol and methanol was employed as the solvent for the sol preparation. Results from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) also showed superior electrochemical properties of the hybrid sample over pristine manganese oxide samples.

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energetic materialMnsol-gel
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1577: Symposium XX – Oxide Thin Films and Heterostructures for Advanced Information and Energy Technologies , 2013 , mrss13-1577-xx08-22
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2013 

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