Journal
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
Volume 104, Issue 1, Pages 52-61Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7753(01)00903-X
Keywords
colloidal method; ruthenium oxide; nanocomposite; supercapacitors
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Amorphous nanostructured composite materials with different RuO2 loadings on carbon were prepared by colloidal method. The annealing temperature was found to be critical in optimizing the electrochemical performance of this material. FT Raman study confirmed that ruthenium complex converted to ruthenium oxide after annealing at 100 degreesC. The specific capacitance of RuO2/carbon composite electrode (40 wt.% Ru) was calculated by using cyclic voltammetry, which was to be 407 F/g. The specific capacitance of RuO2.xH(2)O was estimated to be approximately 863 F/g by subtracting the contribution of double layer capacitance resulting from carbon in the composite. Transmission electron microscopy indicated that the particle size of RuO2.xH(2)O on carbon was approximately 3 nm. By increasing the Ru loading over 60 wt.%, the particle size of RuO2 increased up to several micrometers resulting in a decrease of the utilization of RuO2, the specific surface area and the rate capability. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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