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Nano Research 2015, 8(10): 3372-3383 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-015-0837-4
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Coherent Mn3O4-carbon nanocomposites with enhanced energy-storage capacitance

Show Author's Information Chaofeng Liu1,  Huanqiao Song1,  Changkun Zhang1,  Yaguang Liu1,  Cuiping Zhang1,  Xihui Nan1,  Guozhong Cao1,2( )
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and NanosystemsChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100083China
Department of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashington98195USA
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nanocomposite, sonochemical, Mn3O4, Li-on capacitor, activated C
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Nanostructured Mn3O4 was introduced to activated C (AC) by a novel sonochemical reaction, and the resulting nanocomposites were examined as supercapacitor electrodes. The sonication not only catalyzed the redox reaction but also promoted the diffusion of the precursors, causing the formation of coherent nanocomposites with Mn3O4 nanoparticles grown and uniformly distributed inside the mesopores of the AC. In addition, the extreme local condition in the sonochemical synthesis yielded an excessive amount of divalent manganese ions and oxygen vacancies. This novel microstructure endowed the sample with a superior performance, including a specific capacitance of 150 F/g compared with the value of 93 F/g for AC at a charge/discharge rate of 100 mA/g. A Li-ion capacitor delivered an energy density of 68 Wh/kg, compared with 41 Wh/kg for the AC capacitor at a power density of 210 W/kg.


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Coherent Mn3O4-carbon nanocomposites with enhanced energy-storage capacitance

Show Author's information Chaofeng Liu1, Huanqiao Song1, Changkun Zhang1, Yaguang Liu1, Cuiping Zhang1, Xihui Nan1, Guozhong Cao1,2( )
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and NanosystemsChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100083China
Department of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashington98195USA

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Nanostructured Mn3O4 was introduced to activated C (AC) by a novel sonochemical reaction, and the resulting nanocomposites were examined as supercapacitor electrodes. The sonication not only catalyzed the redox reaction but also promoted the diffusion of the precursors, causing the formation of coherent nanocomposites with Mn3O4 nanoparticles grown and uniformly distributed inside the mesopores of the AC. In addition, the extreme local condition in the sonochemical synthesis yielded an excessive amount of divalent manganese ions and oxygen vacancies. This novel microstructure endowed the sample with a superior performance, including a specific capacitance of 150 F/g compared with the value of 93 F/g for AC at a charge/discharge rate of 100 mA/g. A Li-ion capacitor delivered an energy density of 68 Wh/kg, compared with 41 Wh/kg for the AC capacitor at a power density of 210 W/kg.

Keywords: nanocomposite, sonochemical, Mn3O4, Li-on capacitor, activated C

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Received: 23 April 2015
Revised: 05 June 2015
Accepted: 09 June 2015
Published: 08 September 2015
Issue date: October 2015

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This work was supported by the "Thousands Talents" Program for Pioneer Researcher and His Innovation Team, China. This work was also supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51374029), Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (No. NCET-13-0668), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. FRF-TP-14-008C1) and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2014M550675).

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