Fabrication and electrochemical characterization of two-dimensional ordered nanoporous manganese oxide for supercapacitor applications

A nanoporous manganese oxide (MnO2) film was fabricated via a polystyrene templated electrodeposition in the solution containing MnSO4. The nanoporous MnO2 film obtained has been characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy, cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and galvanostatic charge/discharge methods. The specific capacitance of 1018 F g(-1) was observed at a low current density of 500 mA g(-1). When the current density increased to 30.0 A g(-1), the specific capacitance of 277 F g(-1) remained. The high capacitance retention at high rates makes the prepared MnO2 a promising candidate for supercapacitor applications. Copyright (C) 2011, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.