Enhancement of supercapacitance property of electrochemically deposited MnO2 thin films grown in acidic medium

In this communication we present supercapacitance property of MnO2 thin-films which are fabricated on stainless steel (SS) substrate by electro-deposition method carried out in different pH of the electrolyte. A significant improvement of the device performance of acid mediated grown (AMG) MnO2 over normal MnO2 (grown in neutral medium) has been achieved. We have also investigated role of interfacial structure on the internal resistance of the device material. AMG MnO2 film exhibits superior device performance with specific capacitance of 652 F/g which is 2 times better than that obtained in normal MnO2 and also energy density of 90.69 Wh/kg. (C) 2014 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.