Supercapacitors are energy storage devices that can cleanly and efficiently
meet the growing energy demand. The presentwork describes the synthesis of
nanoparticles of cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4) by the combustion method and their
use with activated carbon (AC) to manufacture supercapacitors. In order to
study the influence of composition on the electrochemical properties,
supercapacitors with three different compositions were produced: Fe90 (90%
CoFe2O4 and 10% AC), Fe50 (50% CoFe2O4 and 50% AC) and Fe10 (10% CoFe2O4 and
90% AC). Microstructural and morphological analyses were performed by X-ray
diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission
electronmicroscopy (TEM), and Raman spectroscopy. Cyclic voltam-metry (CV),
galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD), floating and electrochemical impedance
spectroscopy (EIS) tests were performed. XRD, SEM, TEM and Raman results
showed that the combustion method was effective for the production of
CoFe2O4 nanoparticles. SEM and Raman spectroscopy results showed that the AC
has a porous structure and low crystallinity. According to CV, GCD and
floating tests, all three supercapacitors presented excellent
electrochemical stability. The Fe50 composition yielded the lowest
equivalent series resistance, while the Fe10 composition yielded the highest
capacitance. The results show that the combination of AC with CoFe2O4 is
promising for the use in supercapacitors.
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