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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2015)

Hollow Carbon Microspheres/MnO2 Nanosheets Composites: Hydrothermal Synthesis and Electrochemical Behaviors

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-014-0019-z
Hui-li Fan
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, People’s Republic of China
Fen Ran
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non-ferrous Metals, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, People’s Republic of China
Xuan-xuan Zhang
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, People’s Republic of China
Hai-ming Song
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, People’s Republic of China
Xiao-qin Niu
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, People’s Republic of China
Ling-bin Kong
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non-ferrous Metals, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, People’s Republic of China
Long Kang
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non-ferrous Metals, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Fen Ran

ranfen@163.com

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 7 No. 1 (2015), Article Number: 59-67

Abstract

This article reported the electrochemical behaviors of a novel hollow carbon microspheres/manganese dioxide nanosheets (micro-HC/nano-MnO2) composite prepared by an in situ self-limiting deposition method under hydrothermal condition. The results of scanning electron microscopy reveal that MnO2 nanosheets homogeneously grow onto the surface of micro-HC to form a loose-packed microstructure. The quantity of MnO2 required in the electrode layer has thereby been reduced significantly, and higher specific capacitances have been achieved. The micro-HC/nano-MnO2 electrode presents a high capacitance of 239.0 F g−1 at a current density of 5 mA cm−2, which is a strong promise for high-rate electrochemical capacitive energy storage applications.

Keywords

Manganese oxide Hollow carbon microspheres Composite electrode Supercapacitor
Fan, Hui-li, Fen Ran, Xuan-xuan Zhang, Hai-ming Song, Xiao-qin Niu, Ling-bin Kong, and Long Kang. 2014. “Hollow Carbon Microspheres/MnO2 Nanosheets Composites: Hydrothermal Synthesis and Electrochemical Behaviors”. Nano-Micro Letters 7 (1):59-67. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-014-0019-z.
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