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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2014)

Polyetheramide Templated Synthesis of Monodisperse Mn3O4 Nanoparticles with Controlled Size and Study of the Electrochemical Properties

https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03353767
Lin He
Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
Geng Zhang
Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
Yuanzhu Dong
Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
Zhenwei Zhang
Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210009, China
Shihan Xue
Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
Xingmao Jiang
Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China

Corresponding Author: Xingmao Jiang

jxm@cczu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 6 No. 1 (2014), Article Number: 38-45

Abstract

Monodisperse Mn3O4 nanoparticles were prepared solvothermally starting from manganese acetate by using polyether amide block copolymers (Pebax2533) as a template in isopropanol. The diameter of the nanoparticles in the range of 8.7 nm∼31.5 nm was decreased with increase of Pebax2533 concentration. The electrochemical properties and application in supercapacitor of Mn3O4 nanoparticles were further studied. The results showed that smaller nanoparticles had a larger capacitance. The higher capacitance of 217.5 F/g at a current density of 0.5 A/g was obtained on 8.7 nm Mn3O4 nanoparticles. The specific capacitance retention of 82% was maintained after 500 times of continuous charge-discharge cycles.

Keywords

Mn3O4 Templating Pebax2533 Solvothermal synthesis Supercapacitor
He, Lin, Geng Zhang, Yuanzhu Dong, Zhenwei Zhang, Shihan Xue, and Xingmao Jiang. 2014. “Polyetheramide Templated Synthesis of Monodisperse Mn3O4 Nanoparticles With Controlled Size and Study of the Electrochemical Properties”. Nano-Micro Letters 6 (1):38-45. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03353767.
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