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Characterization, and Electrochemical Performance of Reduced Graphene Oxide-Metal (Cu,Z.
Oxide Materials Sugianto Sugianto1,*.
Ngurah Made Dharma Putra1.
Endah F.
Rahayu2.
Wahyu B.
Widayatno3.
Cherly Firdharini3.
Slamet Priyono3.
Didik Aryanto3 Department of Physics.
Universitas Negeri Semarang.
Indonesia Department of Chemistry.
Universitas Negeri Semarang.
Indonesia Research Center for Advance Materials.
Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional.
Indonesia *Correspondence: E-mail: sugianto@mail.
ABSTRACT
The reduced graphene oxide .
GO) and metal (Cu,Z.
-oxide composites were prepared using a one-step hydrothermal The role of (Cu,Z.
-oxide on the physical and electrochemical properties of the composite was The composite consists of various shapes of ZnO nanoflowers and micro-spheres, as well as Cu-oxide nanoflakes and octahedron-like shapes.
The (Cu,Z.
-oxides were formed in between the rGO layers and observed in the rGO-ZnO, rGO-CuO, and rGO-CuO-ZnO composites.
The presence of ZnO.
CuO, and rGO within the composite structure is also confirmed by the analyses of crystal structure, microstructure, and surface functional groups.
Some excess impurities remaining from the surfactant give considerable differences in the electrochemical performance of the composites.
The specific capacitance values of the rGO, rGO-ZnO, rGO-CuO, rGO-.
5CuO-0.
5ZnO), and rGO.
25CuO-0.
75ZnO) composites are 9.
32, 58.
53, 54.
14, 25.
27 F/g, respectively.
The formation of a double metaloxide structure as well as their insertion into the rGO sheet can significantly improve the electrochemical properties of the supercapacitor.
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ARTICLE INFO
Article History:
Submitted/Received 13 Jan 2023
First Revised 26 Feb 2023
Accepted 07 Mar 2023
First Available online 08 Mar 2023
Publication Date 01 Sep 2023
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Keyword:
Composite.
Cu-oxide.
Morphology.
Reduced graphene oxide .
GO).
Zinc oxide (ZnO).
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INTRODUCTION
Supercapacitors tremendous attention and one of the most considerable scientific interests in recent This is because of their potential as one of the candidates for advanced materials in energy storage device applications.
They can store and discharge a large quantity of energy very quick (Otun et al.
, 2.
However, there is an issue relating to the energy density, which is lower than that of Liions batteries (Otun et al.
, 2.
To improve the energy density, some researchers tried to incorporate the electrical double-layer capacitor (EDLC) and pseudocapacitive capacitor (Rai et al.
, 2.
, where their performance has a direct correlation to the dependence on the quality of the electrode EDLC uses carbon-based materials as an electrode because of their excellent properties such as highly porous structure, good adsorption properties, large surface area, high electrical conductivity (Faraji & Ani, 2.
, transition metal nitrides (Dong et , 2.
, various transition oxides (Xie et al.
Selvekumar et al.
, 2012.
Aravinda et , 2.
, and conducting polymers (Firoz et , 2013.
Ghenaatian et al.
, 2.
This material is also utilized as electrodes in the pseudocapacitor owing to its high theoretical capacitance (Zhou & Ma, 2.
Herein, the oxygen surface functional groups may facilitate a faradic reaction that can enhance the capacitance and self-discharge features.
In addition, the existence of transition metal oxide within the carbon-based EDLC electrodes has a direct impact on the improvement of specific capacitance than that of pristine carbon (Miah et al.
, 2.
In previous studies, various transition metal oxides .
ruthenium oxide (RuO.
, nickel oxide (NiO), cobalt oxide (Co2O.
, manganese oxide (MnO.
, copper oxide (CuO), zinc oxide (ZnO), et.
have been incorporated along with carbon-based materials as a prospective electrode for supercapacitor applications (Majeed et al.
The results implied that the electrochemical performance can be enhanced to some extent by the presence of metal oxide.
Graphene and graphene oxide (GO) have been also frequently used in This is because of their high specific area and electrical conductivity (Maity et al.
, 2.
Recently, reduced graphene oxide .
GO) is also used as a prospective material for altering graphene.
Graphene possesses strong A-A interaction which leads to the accumulation of graphene oxide sheets, and further to the reduction of a specific area, giving limitations to the usage of graphene in supercapacitors (Ray et al.
From the combination of the specific characteristics of metal oxide and rGO, the composite of metal-oxide/rGO has been prepared using the chemical method.
Here, to the best of our knowledge, only a few studies reported the combination of metal oxide and rGO for supercapacitor ZnO with a 3.
2 eV bandgap is likely the most promising electrode material because of its low cost, high energy density .
Ah/.
, high chemical stability, and good electrochemical activity (Otun et al.
, 2022.
Alver et al.
, 2.
Similarly.
CuO with a 1.
eV bandgap also possesses some positive conductivity, high specific surface area, manageable surface morphology, and enhanced electrochemical efficiency (Lohar et al.
, 2.
Besides.
CuO is inexpensive, non-toxic, chemically/thermally stable, and possesses high theoretical capacitance .
0 F/.
(Wu et al.
, 2.
Previous studies revealed that the ZnO-rGO (Prabhuraj et al.
, 2021.
Miah et al.
, 2020.
Rai et al.
CuO-rGO (Sagadevan et al.
, 2018.
Lohar et al.
, 2.
CuO-ZnO (Wu et al.
, and N-rGO-CuO-ZnO (Maity et al.
demonstrated good super capacitive This is because of its good chargedischarge, high specific capacitance, and long cycling life.
Based on the previous reports.
ZnO-rGO.
CuO-rGO, and ZnO-CuO-rGO composites can DOI: https://doi.
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Miah et al.
and Du et al.
prepared each composite part separately before final Alternatively, the forming process of ZnO or CuO can be carried out in GO suspension using coprecipitation or solvothermal methods (Rai et al.
, 2021.
Kumar et al.
, 2020.
Praburaj et al.
, 2021.
Sagadevan et al.
, 2.
, where strong solutions such as H2SO4, ammonia, etc are Maity et al.
reported the synthesis route that is simple, facile, the cheapest, and eco-friendly route for producing ZnO or CuO -rGO composite, but they still used ammonia during the composite synthesis.
It is reported that ZnO or CuO has a single shape, like a sphere, flake, or rod.
Until now, no one has reported the multi-shape behavior of ZnO or CuO in the A previous study reported that the morphological features of the materials contribute a significant impact on the supercapacitor performance (Wei et al.
From the inspiration from the above research results, here, we demonstrated a simple one-step facile synthesis of rGO-metal (Cu,Z.
-oxide composites as electrode materials for supercapacitors.
The method is simple, inexpensive, and eco-friendly which is modified from Maity et al.
, where the utilization of hazardous chemicals such as ammonia is unfavored.
The results show that the ZnO or CuO particles have more than one shape within the composite structure.
Besides, their particles embedded and agglomerated over the GO surface.
The effect of surface morphology, crystal structure, microstructure, and surface functional groups on the supercapacitor performance, as well as the practicality will be discussed in detail.
METHODS
Chemicals The rGO was synthesized from GO, purchased from IT-Nano.
Indonesia.
Hexamethylenetetramine (HMT) supplied by SCR.
China.
Zinc nitrate and copper nitrate were supplied by Merck Tbk.
Indonesia.
Deionized (DI) water was taken from Hanna Instruments SRL.
Romania.
Synthesis of Reduced Graphene Oxide Initially, 3 mg of GO powder was put into 40 mL of water and dispersed by sonication.
The as-dispersed GO powder was obtained and brought into a 100-mL stainless steel autoclave and kept for 15 h at 110CC in an electrical oven.
The obtained black solid precipitate was washed and collected through filtering using distilled water and Next, the precipitate was dried for 3 h at 110CC in an oven.
Synthesis of Composites All composites were prepared by a onestep hydrothermal method as conducted by Maity et al.
with some modifications.
To synthesize rGO-ZnO composites, 40 mL of [Zn(NO.
2E4H2O ] solution and HMT were mixed with a 1:1 volume ratio.
Then.
GO powder/Zn nitrate with a mass ratio of 0.
was added and mixed using sonication technique for 30 min.
The final solution was then taken into a 100-mL stainless steel autoclave and kept for 15 h at 110CC in an The obtained black with white dot precipitate was washed and collected through filtering using distilled water and After that, it was dried for 3 h at 110 CC in an oven.
rGO-CuO and rGO-ZnO-CuO composites were synthesized using a similar route to that of rGO-ZnO.
Characterizations The properties of all composites were studied using an X-ray diffraction (XRD.
Smartlab.
Rigak.
with Cu K target ( = 15404 n.
, a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM.
JSM-IT200A/LA.
Jeo.
, a Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR.
Nicolet iS-10 FT-IR Spectrometer.
Thermo Scientifi.
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M) as an electrolyte solution and the electrochemical properties of the composites were examined using Neware 5V 50 mA Coin Cell Tester Analyzer (TMAX Battery Equipments.
Chin.
with two electrode measurement setup.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Figure 1 presents the XRD pattern of GO, before and after the hydrothermal process.
As shown in Figure 1a, the GO diffractogram presents a peak at 2 = 8.
98A, which indicates a .
plane with a hexagonal structure as the result of the formation of GO (Soltani & Lee, 2016.
Sheikhzadeh et al.
, 2018.
Prabhuraj et al.
, 2.
After the hydrothermal process, the GO peak is completely disappeared and replaced by the broad peak at 2 = 24.
61A .
ee Figure 1.
, indicating the transformation of GO into rGO after the hydrothermal process at 110AC for 15 hours.
The 2 peak above 20A corresponded to the diffraction peak of rGO, as the previous report by Rai et al.
The broad peak of rGO implies its structural defects and low crystallinity index (Wang et , 2.
Herein, most of the oxygen functional groups in the sample are removed, inducing the reduction of interlayer spacing (Park et al.
, 2.
The XRD pattern of rGO-(Cu,Z.
-oxide composites is shown in Figure 2.
The peak of ZnO and ZnO2 are identified in the XRD pattern of rGO-ZnO .
ee Figure 2.
Based on the XRD profile, the ZnO has a cubic In addition, the peak identified as CuO.
Cu2O, and Cu4O3 is observed in the rGOCuO XRD profile, as presented in Figure 2b.
Whereas, the rGO-ZnO-CuO composite contains the phases which are detected in the rGO-ZnO and rGO-CuO.
The peak of Znand Cu-hydrate are observed in all composite It indicates that the rGO-(Cu,Z.
oxide composites have some impurities, which likely come from the unreacted The formation of Zn- and Cuhydrate may also be related to the excessive concentration (>0.
01 M) of Zn and Cu ions within the precursor solution.
Alver et al.
reported that zinc chloride hydroxide was observed when an excessive concentration of Zn ion is used during the fabrication of ZnO electrodes.
Figure 1.
XRD pattern of GO: .
before the hydrothermal process, and .
after the hydrothermal process.
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XRD pattern of samples: .
rGO-ZnO, .
rGO-CuO, .
rGO-0.
5CuO-0.
5ZnO, and .
rGO-0.
25CuO-0.
75ZnO.
Secondary (SE) backscattered electrons (BSE) SEM images of GO and rGO are presented in Figures 3a-b and Figures 3c-d, respectively.
The morphology of GO shows a layered structure with multiple folds, which confirms that the GO in this work has a distinctive characteristic from that of previous reports (Li et al.
, 2013.
Rai et al.
, 2021.
Dar et al.
Figure 3c-d shows that the rGO possesses abundant wrinkles and fold This is because of the existence of numerous functional groups in the GO sheet surface which disrupt the original conjugation and result in the crumpled and folded morphology with densely stacked structure after the chemical reduction (Tian et al.
, 2.
Figure 4 presents the SEM images of the rGO-ZnO, rGO-CuO, and rGOCuO,ZnO composites.
It can be seen that all composite samples show a dark gray color with wrinkles and fold structures, which indicates the rGO characteristics as previously described in Figure 3b.
Figure 3.
SE SEM images of .
GO, .
BSE SEM image of GO, .
SE SEM image of rGO, and .
BSE SEM image of rGO.
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SEM images of the prepared samples: .
rGO-ZnO, .
rGO-CuO, .
rGO-0.
5CuO0.
5ZnO, and .
rGO-0.
25CuO-0.
75ZnO.
It is also observed that the ZnO and CuO particles are non-homogeneously distributed on the surface and have different shapes.
The ZnO and CuO particles are sandwiched in between the rGO layers.
In the detailed observation using higher magnification, the ZnO particles in the rGO-ZnO .
ee Figure 4.
have fibrous shapes with nano threads, micro-spheres, as well as nanoflowers-like The formation of fibrous shapes may be attributed to the relaxation of stress (Kim & Leem, 2.
These fibrous shapes appear because of insufficient time for ions to aggregate along the crystal planes which have similar lattice matches under the slow cooling after heating in the hydrothermal Herein, the difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the GO and ZnO should contribute to the formation of fibrous shapes during the hydrothermal On the other hand, the nanoflowerlike-structured ZnO consists of numerous layers of nanosheets connected.
The formation of nanoflower-like-structured ZnO begins with the formation of a nanosheet which is then accumulated to form the nanoflowers because of the coulomb attraction of .
polar surface of ZnO (Sahu & Kar, 2.
, whereas ZnO spherical shape is likely formed because of the insertion of Zn ion into the gaps between sheets in the nanoflowers-like-structured ZnO during the h ydrothermal process.
The FTIR spectra of GO, rGO, rGO-ZnO, rGO-CuO, and rGO-CuO,ZnO composites are depicted in Figure 5.
All spectra show the existence of a peak at 3400 cm-1, which corresponds to the COOH group (Kalaiarasi et , 2021.
Saranya et al.
, 2.
Apart from the GO sample, the other samples give an absorption peak at 1384 and 1500 cm-1, corresponding to the CAeO and C=C bonding, respectively (Boukhoubza et al.
, 2020.
Kalaiarasi et al.
, 2021.
Saranya et al.
, 2016.
Nandiyanto and Ragadhita, 2.
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FT-IR Spectra of .
GO, .
rGO, .
rGO-ZnO, .
rGO-CuO, .
rGO-0.
75ZnO0.
25CuO, and .
rGO-0.
5ZnO-0.
5CuO.
The GO sample gives the absorption peaks at 1053, 1177, 1625, and 1734 cm-1, in which these peaks relate to the CAeO bending, hydroxyl groups.
CAeC bond, and C=O stretching, respectively.
The reduction of GO into rGO occurred after hydrothermal, indicated by the decrease of oxygen functional groups at 1057 and 1707 cm-1 .
ee Figure 5.
(Saranya et al.
, 2016.
Rai et al.
This also happened during the compositeAos synthesis as shown in Figures 5cAee.
Regarding rGO-ZnO, rGO-CuO, and rGO-CuO samples.
ZnO composites show the vibrational band in the range of 400 to 604 cm-1, corresponding to the ZnAeO.
CuAeO.
OAe ZnAeO.
OAeCuAeO vibration modes (Maity et al.
, indicating the formation of metal The above results are in line with the XRD and SEM characterizations in Figure 2 and Figure 4, respectively.
Herein, the ZnAeO bond is observed at 453, 512, and 599 cm-1, while the peak at 778 cm-1 belongs to the stretching vibration of ZnO.
As shown in the previous report of Boukhoubza et al.
the stretching vibration of ZnO is located at 812 cm-1, whereas the CuAeO bond is confirmed on the absorption band of 477 and 604 cm-1.
A similar result was also reported by Maity et al.
The absorption peak at 835 cm-1 is obtained in the rGO-CuO,ZnO sample, which is believed as an effect of the insertion of the Cu atom into the ZnO crystal.
As a result, the absorption peak at 778 cm-1 shifts to 835 cm1.
Yet, the FTIR result undoubtedly confirmed the existence of ZnO and CuO.
Figure 6 presents the Raman spectra of GO, rGO, rGO-ZnO, rGO-CuO, and rGOCuO,ZnO composites.
All samples present the D-band and G-band around 1345 and 1599 cm-1, respectively.
The two characteristic bands of graphene-based material .
D and G band.
correspond to the sp3 defect or disorder and sp2 hybridized orbitals of the CAe C bond (Qin et al.
, 2014.
Ramachandran et , 2015.
Rai et al.
, 2021.
Dar et al.
, 2.
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Raman spectra of GO, rGO, rGO-ZnO, rGO-CuO, and rGO-CuO,ZnO at Raman shift of 1000 to 2000 cm-1.
The low-intensity AoD-bandAo and highintensity AoG-bandAo .
ith ID/IG intensity ratio of .
can be observed in the Raman spectra of GO, which reveals the characteristic of graphene-base material, as presented in Figure 6a.
The results present that CAeC bond is more ordered and has a small mean size of the sp2-domain in GO materials from the synthesis of this work.
Herein, the position and intensity of the D and G bands have correlation and relation to many factors, including defect, doping level, etc.
Many previous reports show that the defect in graphene-based materials can be seen from the ID/IG intensity ratio (Ramachandran et al.
Rai et al.
, 2.
The ID/IG intensity ratio of rGO, rGO-ZnO, rGO-CuO, and rGOCuO,ZnO are increased .
09, 1.
18, 1.
08, and 1.
12, respectivel.
than that of GO .
As presented in Figure 6, the increase of ID/IG indicates that there is a decrease in the in-plane sp2-domain size because of graphene-oxide hydrothermal process, where oxygencontained functional groups are removed.
Figure 7 presents the Raman spectra in the range of 200 to 700 cm-1, giving evaluation in the vibration mode of the ZnO and CuO.
It can be seen that the GO and rGO do not show a vibration peak under 700 cm1.
The rGO-ZnO composite shows two major peaks at 455 and 396 cm-1 (Figure 7.
The ZnO E2.
phonon mode occurs at 455 cm-1, which is because of the vibration of the O lattice (Bundesmann et al.
, 2003.
Boukhoubza et al.
, 2.
The line at 396 has correlation to the E2.
Ae E2.
mode, specifically in the second-order structure of ZnO that is obtained from the transverse optical phonon (Yahia et al.
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Figure 7d shows the Raman spectrum of rGO-CuO, with the two major peaks at 219 and 290 cm-1.
The peak at 290 cm-1 represents the Ag mode of monoclinic CuO, originating from the vibration of the oxygen atoms (Cheng et al.
, while other peaks present in the spectrum indicate the composite peaks of rGO-CuO (Debbichi et al.
, 2012.
Alajlani et al.
, the vibration peak at 219 and 290 cm1 corresponded specifically to Cu O and CuO.
The result confirms the existence of CuO and Cu2O as Cu-oxide products after the hydrothermal process, as previously shown by the XRD analysis.
The single peak is observed at 278 cm-1 for rGO.
5CuO-0.
5ZnO) sample, which is similar to that of Fe-.
Sb-.
Al-.
Ga-, and Li-doped ZnO films in a previous study (Bundesmann et al.
In addition.
Bian et al.
also reported that the peak at 245 cm-1 is obtained in the Ag-doped ZnO thin films.
The peak may be apart from the ZnO E2.
phonon mode at 455 cm-1 which appears in and top configuration (Bundesmann et al.
, 2.
may be utilized as an indication of the Cu incorporation into the ZnO lattice.
Meanwhile, rGO-.
25CuO-0.
75ZnO) composite shows a different result, where four dominant peaks .
278, 396, 455, and 535 cm-.
are observed in the Raman Previous reports showed that the peak E1(LO) is approximately positioned at 584 cm-1 (Yahia et al.
, 2.
as well as 583 cm-1 (Bundesmann et al.
, 2003.
Bian et al.
, 2.
Therefore, the occurrence of the peak at 535 cm-1 may likely be due to the formation of the defect such as an absence of oxygen, defects in the ZnO lattice resulting from the replacement of the Zn atom with Cu, and the lack of free carrier (Yahia et al.
, 2.
Current Galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD) measurements were utilized on two cell setups in the potential range from 0 to 1 volt at a constant current density of 0.
17 A/g.
Figure 7.
Raman spectra of .
GO, .
rGO, .
rGO-ZnO, .
rGO-CuO and .
rGO-.
5CuO0.
5ZnO) and .
rGO-.
5CuO-0.
5ZnO).
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, 2.
In rGO(CuO.
ZnO, or CuO-ZnO) composites, pseudocapacitors originate from the faradic redox process of the CuO.
ZnO, or CuO-ZnO.
The charge storage also occurs in the form of the EDLC process due to the electrostatic interactions with rGO, where electrolytic ions get released more quickly during discharging.
The results are in line with the SEM.
XRD.
FTIR, and Raman analysis, where the electrode contains rGO and metal (Cu-,Zn-) Besides, the symmetric nature of the charging and discharging part, indicates that the sample has an excellent super capacitive behavior (Maity et al.
, 2018.
Luo et al.
, 2.
The specific capacitance (Cs.
is determined through Eq.
(Daragmeh, et al, 2.
2yya yaycyca = yccycO yccyc )yyco .
where t is the discharge time .
I is the constant current (A).
V is the potential window (V), and m is the active mass of the electrode materials .
The calculated specific capacitance (Cs.
of rGO, rGO, rGO- ZnO, rGO-CuO, rGO-.
5CuO-0.
5ZnO) and rGO-.
25CuO-0.
75ZnO) composites are presented in Table 1.
Two key factors for assessing the practical power applications of the electrochemical supercapacitor are energy density and power density.
From GCD analysis, the energy density and power density of all electroactive materials can be calculated using Eq.
(Maher et al.
ya = 2 yaycyca OIycO 2 y 3600 ya ycE = yc y 3600 where P is the power density (W/k.
and E is the energy density (Wh/k.
The calculation result for samples is also shown in Table 1.
The results suggest that the specific capacitance and energy density of rGO-(CuO.
ZnO, or CuO-ZnO) composites are higher than that of pristine rGO.
Nevertheless, the rGO-0.
5CuO-0.
5ZnO composite has a smaller specific capacitance and energy density than other composites.
It can be explained by the microstructure analysis, where the rGO0.
5CuO-0.
5ZnO composite has a separated microstructure between the metal oxide and rGO.
Figure 8.
Comparison GCD curve of rGO, rGO-ZnO, rGO-CuO, rGO-.
5CuO-0.
5ZnO), and rGO-.
25CuO-0.
75ZnO), which measurement at a constant current density of 0.
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Specific capacitance, energy density, and power density of rGO, rGO-ZnO, rGO-CuO, and rGO-(CuO-ZnO) composites.
Materials rGO-ZnO rGO-CuO rGO-.
5CuO-0.
5ZnO) rGO-.
25CuO-0.
75ZnO) Specific capacitance (F/.
The metal oxide experiences aggregation, forming bigger clusters with micro-flake shapes .
ee Figure 4.
, which stimulates the decrease of effective contact between the electrolyte and the electrode material Herein, the discharging and charging process cannot meet the optimum condition (Lo et al.
, 2.
Compared with other composites, rGO-(CuO.
ZnO, or CuO-ZnO) have a structure where the CuO.
ZnO, or CuO-ZnO inserts into the rGO sheet.
The insertion of ZnO NRs into GO acted as electrically conductive pathways that can promote the electron transport during the charging and discharging process (Lee et al.
Miah et al.
, 2.
The presence of CuO.
ZnO, or CuO-ZnO within the rGO structure forms the electrically conductive networks that ensure a higher rate of ion transport.
Besides, the amount of mobile transport defects absorbed within the medium will affect ion mobility, which supports the charge storage capacitive behavior.
A lower defect concentration obstructs ion migration within the electrolyte and increases the charge accumulation at the electrolyte-electrode These findings give information that the morphological feature of ZnO or CuO -rGO composites has a significant impact on their electrochemical properties.
As reported by Wei et al.
, the abundant nanosheet and nanowires in the Co3O4/Ni Foam may likely contribute to the high specific capacitance, superior charge-storage feature as well as the superior electrochemical performance of the supercapacitor.
Energy density (Wh/k.
Power density (W/k.
addition, the incorporation of metal-oxide .
ZnO or CuO) into the rGO structure provides abundant active sites and promotes ion permeation as well as ion exchange on the rGO electrode surface.
Thus, it can be considered an alternative approach to high-performance CONCLUSION The one-step hydrothermal method was successfully utilized to synthesize the rGO, rGO-ZnO, rGO-CuO, and rGO-(CuO-ZnO) composites as the electrode material for The reduction of GO and direct growth of metal oxide on the rGO sheet occurred during the hydrothermal Apart from the metal oxide specie.
XRD analysis shows the presence of other impurities after the cleaning and drying Based on the SEM characterization, the Zn-oxide particles in the composite have fibrous shapes with nano threads, nanoflowers-like and micro-spheres shapes, whereas the Cu oxide particles have nanoflakes and octahedron-like shapes.
The supercapacitor behavior of the composites is strongly related to their microstructure.
rGObased electrodes have a specific capacitance 4 F/g, and an energy density of 1.
Wh/kg.
Whereas, rGO-ZnO, rGO-CuO, rGO0.
5CuO-0.
5ZnO, and rGO-0.
25CuO-0.
75ZnO are found to exhibit specific capacitance and energy density of .
53 F/g, 8.
29 Wh/k.
, .
14 F/g, 7.
57 Wh/k.
, .
F/g, 3.
Wh/k.
, and .
27 F/g, 9.
93 Wh/k.
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17509/ijost.
p- ISSN 2528-1410 e- ISSN 2527-8045 Sugianto et al.
Synthesis.
Characterization, and Electrochemical Performance A | 340 The presence of ZnO.
CuO, or CuO-ZnO in the rGO-based electrode can improve the specific capacitance to some In the present study, the structural modification .
the insertion of CuO.
ZnO, or CuO-ZnO into the rGO shee.
can significantly improve the specific capacitance and energy density of the supercapacitor.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This research was supported by DIPAUniversitas Negeri Semarang.
Indonesia Grant No.
DIPA023.
677507/2022.
The acknowledge Research Center for Advanced Materials BRIN for providing the research AUTHORSAo NOTE The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest regarding the publication of this article.
The authors confirmed that the paper was free of plagiarism.
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