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Electrochemical Performance of Cu Nanoparticle/Carbonized Wood Electrode for Supercapacitor Application

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

Shiang Teng  and
Ashutosh Tiwari
Shiang Teng
Affiliation:
Nanostructured Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah
Ashutosh Tiwari
Affiliation:
Nanostructured Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah
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Abstract

The electrochemical effects of embedding Cu nanoparticles in carbonized wood supercapacitor electrodes have been investigated. The nanoparticles were embedded using a solution method. Subsequent X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results showed that the Cu nanoparticles were anchored uniformly on the surface and deep within the pores of the electrode. Cyclic voltammetry measurements showed that the electrode has typical pseudocapacitive behavior, with two pairs of redox reaction peaks. The charge-discharge cycling also indicated that the redox charge transformation was a reversible process. An ultra-high specific capacitance of 888 F/g and an energy density of 123 Wh/kg were observed for the Cu loaded electrodes, as compared to the pure carbonized wood electrodes, which had a specific capacitance of 282 F/g and an energy density of 39 Wh/kg. Furthermore, both the carbonized wood and Cu loaded electrodes exhibited excellent long cycle abilities with at least 95% of the specific capacitance retained after 2000 cycles. These remarkable results demonstrate the potential for using Cu nanoparticle loaded carbonized wood as a high performance and environmentally friendly supercapacitor electrode material.

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energy storageCunanoscale
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1678: Symposium N – Diamond Research Frontiers on Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials— Design, Synthesis, Characterization and Modeling , 2014 , mrss14-1678-n08-67
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2014 

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