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MATERIALS
卷 15, 期 21, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma15217489
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mixed-oxide electrodes; thin films; ruthenium oxide; manganese oxide; organic and inorganic precursor; spin coating
This work focuses on the fabrication and characterization of electrodes coated with thin films of ruthenium and manganese oxide. The influence of different precursors on the morphology and electrochemical properties of the materials was investigated. The combination of RuCl3 and Mn(acac) shows outstanding capacitive properties.
Growing thin layers of mixed-metal oxides on titanium supports allows for the preparation of versatile electrodes that can be used in many applications. In this work, electrodes coated with thin films of ruthenium (RuOx) and manganese oxide (MnOx) were fabricated via thermal decomposition of a precursor solution deposited on a titanium substrate by spin coating. In particular, we combined different Ru and Mn precursors, either organic or inorganic, and investigated their influence on the morphology and electrochemical properties of the materials. The tested salts were: Ruthenium(III) acetylacetonate (Ru(acac)(3)), Ruthenium(III) chloride (RuCl3 center dot xH(2)O), Manganese(II) nitrate (Mn(NO3)(2)center dot 4H(2)O), and Manganese(III) acetylacetonate (Mn(acac)(3)). After fabrication, the films were subjected to different characterization techniques, including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), polarization analysis, open-circuit potential (OCP) measurements, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), linear sweep voltammetry (LSV), cyclic voltammetry (CV), and galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD) experiments. The results indicate that compared to the others, the combination of RuCl3 and Mn(acac) produces fewer compact films, which are more susceptible to corrosion, but have outstanding capacitive properties. In particular, this sample exhibits a capacitance of 8.3 mF cm(-2) and a coulombic efficiency of higher than 90% in the entire range of investigated current densities.
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