International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol.40, No.2, 1037-1046, 2015
MnO2 nanoparticles decorated on electrophoretically deposited graphene nanosheets for high performance supercapacitor
Composite of manganese dioxide and electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (MnO2/ERGO) was prepared and investigated as active material in supercapacitor. In order to synthesize the nanocomposite, a thin film of graphene oxide (GO) was formed by electrophoretic deposition (EPD) technique from an aqueous dispersion of GO on stainless steel (SS). GO/SS was electrochemically reduced to form ERGO. Two-step potential method was used to deposit MnO2 on ERGO/SS. MnO2 nanoparticles with dimensions in the range of 40-70 nm were formed as a uniform coating on ERGO/SS. Specific capacitance of MnO2/ERGO/SS is 392 F g(-1) at current density of 1 A g(-1) in 0.5 M Na2SO4, which was higher than 159 F g(-1) for ERGO/SS. Also, MnO2/ERGO/SS shows higher power and energy densities than ERGO/SS. Due to unique structure of prepared MnO2/ERGO nanocomposite, the capacitive behavior of ERGO is improved. Copyright (C) 2014, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.