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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
Volume 1256, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.132499
Keywords
DNA scaffold; Co3O4 nanoplates; Hexagon shape; Supercapacitor; Energy storage
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- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) [2019R1D1A3A03103616]
- Chungbuk National University BK (Brain Korea) 21 FOUR (2021) program
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2019R1D1A3A03103616] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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This study demonstrates the preparation of hexagon-shaped spinel Co3O4 nanoplates using a DNA template and explores their applications in energy storage and electrocatalysis.
Using biological scaffolds to template inorganic materials provides a method for creating accurate composite nanostructures of various dimensions. Herein, we demonstrate the preparation of hexagon-shaped spinel structured Co3O4 nanoplates using a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) mediated co-precipitation method. The DNA template effectively tuned the morphological properties of the Co3O4 materials and provided the hexagonal shaped nanostructures. The Co3O4 hexagons show a battery-type energy storage mechanism and provide 739 C g(-1) of specific capacity at 1 A g(-1) in 6 M KOH electrolyte. The asymmetric supercapacitor device such as Co3O4//activated carbon (AC) delivered 186 degrees C g(-1) of specific capacity at 1 A g(-1) and exhibited the energy and power densities of 66.1 Wh kg(-1) and 1652 W kg(-1), respectively. In studies of the oxygen evolution reaction with a three-electrode cell in 0.1 M H2SO4, the Co3O4 electrocatalyst showed a small overpotential of 460 mV at 0.5 mA cm(-2) and Tafel slope of 58.93 mV/dec with excellent stability at room temperature. This study provides a route for preparing other metal oxide nanostructures by utilizing a bio-template in a short time scale with high yields at room temperature. (C) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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