Facile synthesis of CuFe2O4-Fe2O3 composite for high-performance supercapacitor electrode applications

  • Rashid Khan
  • , Muhammad Habib
  • , Mohammed A. Gondal
  • , Adnan Khalil
  • , Zia Ur Rehman
  • , Zahir Muhammad
  • , Yasir A. Haleem
  • , Changda Wang
  • , Chuan Qiang Wu
  • , Li Song

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Abstract

We report the synthesis of CuFe2O4-Fe2O3 composite material for efficient and highly stable supercapacitor electrode by using eco-friendly lowerature co-precipitation method. The CuFe2O4-Fe2O3 composite demonstrated the highest specific capacitance of 638.24 F g-1 and excellent stability up to 2000 charge/discharge cycles. The achieved capacitance value is 16 times higher than that of pure CuFe2O4. The results revealed the extraordinary performance of CuFe2O4-Fe2O3 composite as supercapacitor electrode with excellent retention in comparison to CuFe2O4. The enhanced electrochemical activity of CuFe2O4-Fe2O3 composite is attributed to the synergistic effect which is responsible for redox coupling between Cu2+ and Fe3+ that has never been achieved by single component before.

Original languageEnglish
Article number105501
JournalMaterials Research Express
Volume4
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • CuFe2O4-Fe2O3
  • co-precipitation method
  • electrochemistry
  • energy-storage
  • supercapacitor

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