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JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH
Volume 14, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-1232-7
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Conductive polymer; Rare earth oxide; Nanocomposites; Electrochemical properties
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- Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province [1107RJZA213]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [lzujbky-2011-21]
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Polypyrrole-coated samarium oxide nanobelts were synthesized by the in situ chemical oxidative surface polymerization technique based on the self-assembly of pyrrole on the surface of the amine-functionalized Sm2O3 nanobelts. The morphologies of the polypyrrole/samariumoxide (PPy/Sm2O3) nanocomposites were characterized using transmission electron microscope. The UV-vis absorbance of these samples was also investigated, and the remarkable enhancement was clearly observed. The electrochemical behaviors of the PPy/Sm2O3 composites were investigated by cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and galvanostatic charge-discharge. The results indicated that the PPy/Sm2O3 composite electrode was fully reversible and achieved a very fast Faradaic reaction. After being corrected into the weight percentage of the PPy/Sm2O3 composite at a current density of 20 mA cm(-2) in a 1.0 M NaNO3 electrolyte solution, a maximum discharge capacity of 771 F g(-1) was achieved in a half-cell setup configuration for the PPy/Sm2O3 composites electrode with the potential application to electrode materials for electrochemical capacitors.
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