Nano-sized neem plant particles as an electrode for electrochemical storage applications

The present study analyzed on electrochemical performance of neem plant particles as an electrode material. The neem plant nano-sized particles are synthesized from neem leaves using a photon-induced method and their optical, structural properties, and morphology are analyzed. The appearance of nano-sized neem plant particles (Ns-NePPs) shows a broad absorption band found between similar to 340 and 800 nm in the UV-Vis spectrum. The band vibration of saponin, azadirachtin compound identified at 964 cm(-1) in Fourier transforms infrared (FTIR) analysis and X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern confirmed their crystalline nature with crystallite size of 22 nm. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image illustrates the spherical shape of Ns-NePPs with a size of 659 nm. The prepared neem electrode manifests the electrochemical redox peaks in cyclic voltammetry and chronopotentiometry analysis; it exhibits a notable specific capacitance of 157.36 F/g at a current density of 1 mA/s, and a good retention cyclic stability of 91.26% is suggested that could be utilized as energy storage material.

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The present study analyzes the electrochemical performance of neem plant particles as an electrode material. The neem plant nanoparticles were synthesized using a photon-induced method and their optical, structural properties, and morphology were analyzed. The results show that the neem particles exhibit good crystalline properties and a spherical shape, and they demonstrate favorable electrochemical characteristics, suggesting their potential use as energy storage materials.