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Transition metal oxide-based NiO–Co3O4 nanocomposite as an electrode material for the high-performance supercapacitor

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The simple hydrothermal approach was used to synthesize the NiO–Co3O4 nanocomposite. The effect of molar ratios of Ni and Co were studied. The synthesized nanocomposite was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy. (FE-SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The NiO–Co3O4 nanocomposite with 1:1 ratio exhibited high specific capacitance of 1466 F/g at a scan rate of 10 mV/s and 1018 F/g at current density of 2 A/g. Furthermore, a pouch-type symmetric supercapacitor is fabricated using NiO–Co3O4 as cathode and anode in 1 M KOH as electrolyte, which showed an excellent specific capacitance of 372 F/g at a current density of 2 A/g. The device showed high energy density of 46.511 Wh/kg at 2093 W/kg. In addition, the device showed superior cyclic stability with a retention of 93% over 1000 cycles at 5 A/g. The enhanced electrochemical performance suggested that NiO–Co3O4 nanocomposite would be an ideal candidate for supercapacitors.

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  1. Department of Physics, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, 608002, India

    K. Athira & S. Dhanapandian

  2. Department of Physics, Karpagam Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641105, India

    S. Suthakaran

  3. Department of Chemistry, Government Arts College for Men (Autonomous), Affiliated to the University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India

    A. Dinesh

  4. Department of Chemistry, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641021, India

    Manikandan Ayyar

  5. Centre for Material Chemistry, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641021, India

    Manikandan Ayyar

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K. Athira: conceptualization, methodology, writing—original draft. S. Dhanapandian: supervision, writing—review & editing. S. Suthakaran: Data curation, visualization. A. Dinesh, Manikandan Ayyar: writing—review & editing.

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Athira, K., Dhanapandian, S., Suthakaran, S. et al. Transition metal oxide-based NiO–Co3O4 nanocomposite as an electrode material for the high-performance supercapacitor. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 35, 1178 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-024-12962-1

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