Chemical adsorption of NiO nanostructures on nickel foam-graphene for supercapacitor applications

Abstract

Few-layer graphene was synthesized on a nickel foam template by chemical vapour deposition (CVD). The resulting three-dimensional (3D) graphene was loaded with nickel oxide nanostructures using the successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) technique. The composites were characterized and investigated as electrode material for supercapacitors. Raman spectroscopy measurements on the sample revealed that the 3D graphene consisted of mostly few layers, while X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed the presence of nickel oxide. The electrochemical properties were investigated using cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and potentiostatic charge-discharge in aqueous KOH electrolyte. The novelty of this work is the use of the 3D porous cell structure of the nickel foam which allows for the growth of highly conductive graphene and subsequently provides support for uniform adsorption of the NiO onto the graphene. The NF-G/NiO electrode material showed excellent properties as a pseudocapacitive device with a high specific capacitance value of 783 Fg -1 at a scan rate of 2 mVs -1 . The device also exhibited excellent cycle stability, with 84% retention of the initial capacitance after 1,000 cycles. The results demonstrate that composites made using 3D graphene are versatile and show considerable promise as electrode materials for supercapacitor applications.

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