Journal
PHYSICA E-LOW-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS & NANOSTRUCTURES
Volume 86, Issue -, Pages 284-291Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.physe.2016.10.031
Keywords
Hydrothermal method; CeO2/MWCNTs; Supercapacitors; Electrochemical properties
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51262029]
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Cerium oxide nanoparticles/multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) composites are synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method without any surfactant or template. The morphology and microstructure of samples are examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transition electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectrum and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Electrochemical properties of the MWCNTs, the pure CeO2, and the CeO2/MWCNTs nanocomposites electrodes are investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge/discharge (GDC) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements. The CeO2/MWCNTs nanocomposite (at the mole ratio of 1:1) electrode exhibits much larger specific capacitance compared with both the MWCNTs electrode and the pure CeO2 electrode and significantly improves cycling stability compared to the pure CeO2 electrode. The CeO2/MWCNTs nanocomposite (at the mole ratio of 1:1) achieves a specific capacitance of 455.6 F g(-1) at the current density of 1 Ag-1. Therefore, the as prepared CeO2/MWCNTs nanocomposite is a promising electrode material for high-performance super capacitors.
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