Durable porous carbon/ZnMn2O4 composite electrode material for supercapacitor
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2019
Abstract
A series of porous carbon/zinc dimanganese (ZnMn2O4) composites was successfully synthesized through low temperature combustion of zinc chloride (ZnCl2) activated pineapple peel (PP) and MnCO3 at 500 °C. The incorporation of manganese carbonate (MnCO3) played a vital role in modifying the pore shape and size of the sample which enhanced the rate capability and stability through the synergistic effect of carbon and ZnMn2O4. Highest specific surface area of 976.12 m2g-1 for porous carbon/ZnMn2O4 composite was obtained. The composite samples were further examined for its electrochemical performance and observed that PPZn-Mn1 achieved the specific capacitance of 104.89 Fg-1 while 119.03 Fg-1 in PPZn at the current density of 300 mA g−1. PPZn-Mn1 exhibited better rate capability and cycleability with capacitance retention at 97.06% after 5000 cycles as compared to PPZn composite which dropped to 79.52%. A symmetrical cell imposed similar characteristic which 83.89% of the capacitance was retained after 5000 cycles at 300 mA g−1. Thus, the incorporation of ZnMn2O4 in this composite has highlighted its role as the supporting element to enhance the performance in cycleability and durability test. © 2019 Elsevier B.V.
Keywords
Metal oxide, Biomass, Pseudocapacitance, Electrolyte, Capacitance retention
Divisions
PHYSICS,InstituteofBiologicalSciences
Funders
Universiti Malaya ( FG034-17AFR )
Publication Title
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume
803
Publisher
Elsevier