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Fabrication of 3D binder-free graphene NiO electrode for highly stable supercapattery

Agudosi, Elochukwu Stephen and Abdullah, Ezzat Chan and Numan, Arshid and Mubarak, Nabisab Mujawar and Aid, Siti Rahmah and Benages Vilau, Raul and Gomez Romero, Pedro and Khalid, Mohammad and Omar, Nurizan (2020) Fabrication of 3D binder-free graphene NiO electrode for highly stable supercapattery. Scientific Reports, 10 (1). pp. 1-13. ISSN 2045-2322

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68067-2

Abstract

Electrochemical stability of energy storage devices is one of their major concerns. Polymeric binders are generally used to enhance the stability of the electrode, but the electrochemical performance of the device is compromised due to the poor conductivity of the binders. Herein, 3D binder-free electrode based on nickel oxide deposited on graphene (G-NiO) was fabricated by a simple two-step method. First, graphene was deposited on nickel foam via atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition followed by electrodeposition of NiO. The structural and morphological analyses of the fabricated G-NiO electrode were conducted through Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). XRD and Raman results confirmed the successful growth of high-quality graphene on nickel foam. FESEM images revealed the sheet and urchin-like morphology of the graphene and NiO, respectively. The electrochemical performance of the fabricated electrode was evaluated through cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge–discharge (GCD), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in aqueous solution at room temperature. The G-NiO binder-free electrode exhibited a specific capacity of ≈ 243 C g−1 at 3 mV s−1 in a three-electrode cell. A two-electrode configuration of G-NiO//activated charcoal was fabricated to form a hybrid device (supercapattery) that operated in a stable potential window of 1.4 V. The energy density and power density of the asymmetric device measured at a current density of 0.2 A g−1 were estimated to be 47.3 W h kg−1 and 140 W kg−1, respectively. Additionally, the fabricated supercapattery showed high cyclic stability with 98.7% retention of specific capacity after 5,000 cycles. Thus, the proposed fabrication technique is highly suitable for large scale production of highly stable and binder-free electrodes for electrochemical energy storage devices.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:supercapattery, binder-free electrode, NiO
Subjects:T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology
ID Code:92625
Deposited By: Yanti Mohd Shah
Deposited On:28 Oct 2021 10:18
Last Modified:28 Oct 2021 10:18

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