Experimental Investigations on Copper-Based Nanoparticles for Energy Storage Applications

Abstract

The rapid development of capacitive materials can be attributed to the introduction of novel approaches to the design and production of energy storage materials. In this context, multiple grapheme-based spinal metal oxide nanoparticles display a significant capacitive potential. In addition, graphene nanocomposites that contain electron-donating inclusions boost the electronic importance of the chemicals that are supported. By utilizing the co-precipitation method, copper chromite nanoparticles implanted on graphene oxide (CuCr2O4/GO) were manufactured to produce a material that is capable of serving as an efficient energy storage medium. The production of CuCr2O4 was accomplished via the use of a basic sol-gel method, whereas the production of GO was accomplished through the use of a modified version of Hummer's strategy. For this purpose of determining the X-ray diffraction analysis was performed, and energy-dispersive spectroscopy and electrochemical analysis were utilized to determine chemical weight composition. The nano-composite, in its as-made state, is suitable for touchsensitive energy storage, as evidenced by the fact that the highest capacitance of 370.5 Fg1 that could be measured matched to an aqueous electrolyte of 0.1 M H2SO4; this finding supports the hypothesis that the nanocomposite was designed specifically for this purpose. As a result, the CuCr2O4/GO material, in the form in which it has been developed, has the potential to be an effective capacitive material for applications involving energy storage.