Journal
CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN
Volume 9, Issue 10, Pages 4356-4361Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/cg900223f
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China Academy of Engineering Physics [10776014]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu province [BK2009391]
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MnO2 with different crystallographic forms (alpha, gamma)and morphologies (needles, rods, and spindles) was fabricated via a facile quick-precipitation procedure at a low temperature (about 83 degrees C) without using any templates or surfactants. The proposed mechanism is focused on the different reaction parameters that affect the behaviors of MnO6 octahedron units (basic structural framework of MnO2), which then exert an influence on the formation and stack of nuclei in the crystal growth process. Specific capacitances (C-s) calculated according to the area of the cyclic voltammograms (CV) curves were 233.5, 83.1 F.g(-1) for the needle- and 95.5, 29.3 F.g(-1) for the spindle-like products at the scan rate of 5, 100 mV.s(-1), respectively. The C-s of needle-like samples calculated by discharge curves at the current density of 2 mA.cm(2) is 209.8 F.g(-1), close to the value calculated by CV curves at the scan rate of 5 mV.s(-1). This methodology facilitates us to synthesize MnO2 with discrepant one-dimensional (1D) nanostructures via a quick, simple, and mild route and may be readily extended to the preparation of many other oxide nanoparticles.
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