Synergistic effect of Cr2O3 and Co3O4 nanocomposite electrode for high performance supercapacitor applications

The fabrication of high performance supercapacitor electrodes has been greatly investigated for future high power storage applications. In this present work, chromium oxide-cobalt oxide based nanocomposite (Cr2O3-Co3O4 NC) was synthesized using the hydrothermal approach. Moreover, the cyclic voltammetry (CV) study reveals the Cr2O3-Co3O4 NC delivers a high specific capacitance of 619.4 F/g at 10 mV/s. The electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS) of Cr2O3-Co3O4 NC possess the solution resistance (Rs) and charge transfer resistance (R-ct) of 0.68 Omega and 0.03 Omega respectively. The Galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD) analysis demonstrated the prolonged charge-discharge time and good rate capability of the Cr2O3-Co3O4 NC. The cyclic stability of Cr2O3-Co3O4 NC delivers superior capacitive retention of 83% even after 2000 cycles. The asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) device based on Cr2O3-Co3O4//AC yielded an energy density of 4.3 Wh/kg at the corresponding power density of 200 W/kg. Furthermore, the ASC delivers superior cyclic stability of 74.8% even after 1000 consecutive charge-discharge cycles.

Automated summary

In this study, a chromium oxide-cobalt oxide based nanocomposite was successfully synthesized via the hydrothermal approach. The nanocomposite exhibited high specific capacitance, good rate capability, and excellent cyclic stability, demonstrating its great potential for supercapacitor applications.