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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 63, Issue -, Pages 220-227Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2011.12.090
Keywords
NiCo2O4; Ethylene glycol; Coprecipitation; Calcination time; Electrochemical capacitor
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences [KJCX2-YW-W26]
- Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission [Z111100056011007]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21001103, 51025726]
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Nanostructured NiCo2O4 spinel was fabricated with a facile, low-cost coprecipitation process. The ethylene glycol was applied to serve as a stabilizer to govern over the nucleation, growth, and agglomeration processes. The influence of the calcination time was also studied on the coprecipitation reaction. Both the reaction conditions have statistically significant effects on the size distribution, crystallinity, electronic conductivity and the electrochemical performances of the products. The optimized, 5-10 nm NiCo2O4 spinel, calcinated at 375 degrees C for 8h, had excellent crystallinity and electric conductivity. It showed a superior-specific capacitance of 671 Fg(-1) at a current density of 1 A g(-1). The delay in the specific capacitance was insignificant, after a 7000-cycle test, revealing the high stability of the product. The simplicity and practicability of the modified coprecipitation process may facilitate the successful commercial applications in electrochemical capacitors for nanostructured NiCo2O4 spinel. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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