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Supercapacitors have attracted significant attention in the last few years as they have the capability to fulfill the demand for both power and energy density in many energy storage applications. In this study, an in situ carbon-supported titanium oxide (ICS-TiO 2 ) electrode has been prepared using sucrose and TiO 2 powder. The ICS-TiO 2 powder was prepared by slipcasting, followed by the annealing of the TiO 2 slurry. Sucrose was added to the TiO 2 slurry as a soluble carbon source, and was converted into carbon at 600 C then coated on the TiO 2 particles. The morphological and structural evolution of the electrode was investigated by FEG-SEM, FEG-TEM, XRD, BET, FTIR, XPS and Raman spectroscopy. The electrochemical characterization of ICS-TiO 2 demonstrated that this material exhibits an efficient value of specific capacitance (277.72 F g À1 at 25 mV s À1 ) for charge storage. ISC-TiO 2 also exhibits a specific capacitance of 180 F g À1 at 2 A g À1 in a 1 M Na 2 SO 4 aqueous electrolyte. The results suggest that ICS-TiO 2 can be utilized as a highperformance electrode material for supercapacitors with desirable electrochemical properties. Fig. 3 (a) Nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms; (b) nitrogen desorption/desorption pore size distribution; (c) XRD pattern, (d) Raman spectra; (e) FTIR spectra of TiO 2 and ICS-TiO 2 ; (f) TGA of ICS-TiO 2 .This journal is

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This study presents a fabrication and electrochemical properties of nickel ferrite/graphene nanocomposite as electrodes material for supercapacitor application. The as-prepared electrode was characterized using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and Xray photoelectron spectroscopy. The electrochemical properties were measured using cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charging/discharging methods and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Graphene nanosheets play an important role of governing the morphology of the electrode material and thereby enhancing the electrochemical performance of the composite electrode. The specific capacitance of 207 F/g is obtained for nickel ferrite/graphene nanocomposite, which is almost 4 times larger than pure nickel ferrite. The nanocomposite showed a stable capacitance of 95% after 1000 cycles in 1 M Na 2 SO 4 electrolyte. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy results indicate that graphene nanosheets reduced the charge transfer resistance on the composite electrode. The obtained results show that the nanocomposite has a great potential to be used in supercapacitor with good electrochemical performance and longer cycle stability.

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