Facile solvothermal synthesis of a graphene nanosheet–bismuth oxide composite and its electrochemical characteristics
Facile solvothermal synthesis of a graphene nanosheet–bismuth oxide composite and its electrochemical characteristics
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DOI:
10.1016/j.electacta.2010.08.048
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发表时间:
2010-12
影响因子:
6.6
通讯作者:
Huanwen Wang;Zhongai Hu;Yan-Qin Chang;Yan-Li Chen;Z. Lei;Ziyu Zhang;Yuying Yang
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作者:
Huanwen Wang;Zhongai Hu;Yan-Qin Chang;Yan-Li Chen;Z. Lei;Ziyu Zhang;Yuying Yang
This work demonstrates a novel and facile route for preparing graphene-based composites comprising of metal oxide nanoparticles and graphene. A graphene nanosheet–bismuth oxide composite as electrode materials of supercapacitors was firstly synthesized by thermally treating the graphene–bismuth composite, which was obtained through simultaneous solvothermal reduction of the colloidal dispersions of negatively charged graphene oxide sheets in N,N-dimethyl formamide (DMF) solution of bismuth cations at 180°C. The morphology, composition, and microstructure of the composites together with pure graphite oxide, and graphene were characterized using powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), FT-IR, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), thermogravimetry and differential thermogravimetry (TG–DTG). The electrochemical behaviors were measured by cyclic voltammogram (CV), galvanostatic charge–discharge and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The specific capacitance of 255Fg−1(based on composite) is obtained at a specific current of 1Ag−1as compared with 71Fg−1for pure graphene. The loaded-bismuth oxide achieves a specific capacitance as high as 757Fg−1even at 10Ag−1. In addition, the graphene nanosheet–bismuth oxide composite electrode exhibits the excellent rate capability and well reversibility.