Aligned nickel-cobalt hydroxide nanorod arrays for electrochemical pseudocapacitor applications

Nanorod arrays were grown directly on a stainless steel substrate by the chemical bath deposition method. Parallel arrays of nanorods show a specific capacitance of 456 F g(-1) with an energy density of 12.8 W h kg(-1). This approach provides a one-step, seedless and cost-effective route for fabricating pseudocapacitive materials in 3-D form.