Journal
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Volume 4, Issue 5, Pages 1813-1819Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c1ee01032h
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [20925621]
- Program of Shanghai Subject Chief Scientist [08XD1401500]
- Shanghai Shuguang Scholars Tracking Program [08GG09]
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In this paper, using manganese oxide as an example, we report the successful design and synthesis of a novel one-dimensional highly graphitic carbon-tipped manganese oxide/mesoporous carbon/manganese oxide hybrid nanowire. The unique structure significantly improves the conductivity of metal oxide materials, which is a key limitation in pseudocapacitors. The hybrid nanowire with optimal carbon content, when applied as an electrode, exhibits superior capacitive properties in 1 M Na2SO4 aqueous solution, such as high specific capacitance (266 F g(-1) at 1 A g(-1)), excellent rate capability (56.4% capacity retention at 60 A g(-1)) and outstanding cycling stability (without degradation after 1200 cycles). The energy densities achieved can be as high as 20.8 Wh kg(-1), at a power density of 30 kW kg(-1). The results demonstrated that the manganese oxide in our hybrid nanomaterial was efficiently utilized with the assistance of the highly conductive graphitic carbon-tipped mesoporous carbon shell. It is reckoned that the present low-cost novel hybrid nanowire can serve as a promising electrode material for supercapacitors and other electrochemical devices.
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