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MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
Volume 133, Issue 1, Pages 437-444Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2012.01.056
Keywords
Nanostructures; Chemical synthesis; Crystal structure; Electrochemical properties
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [50972065, 51102143]
- New Teachers' Fund for Doctor Stations [20100002120006]
- Guangdong Province Innovation RD Team Plan
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Different MnO2 nanostructures were synthesized in stoichiometric KMnO4/MnSO4 aqueous solutions in the absence/presence of Fe3+ at temperature ranging from 30 degrees C to 180 degrees C. The phase structures, morphologies and electrochemical properties of the as-prepared MnO2 products were investigated using X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscope, N-2 physical adsorption and cyclic voltammetry techniques. The results showed that the presence of Fe3+ addition had a significant effect on the phase structural evolution, morphological features and electrochemical properties of the MnO2 products. Fe3+ was found to greatly prevent the epitaxial growth and crystallization of MnO2 nucleus, which in turn influenced textual characteristics. The electrochemical performance of the nanostructured MnO2 products had a complex relationship with the phase structures, specific surface area as well as pore characteristics. MnO2 prepared in the presence of Fe3+ (KMF-MnO2) showed relatively higher specific capacitance compared to that of MnO2 prepared in the absence of Fe3+ (KM-MnO2). Maximum capacitance of 214 Fg(-1) was obtained for KMF-MnO2 prepared at 30 degrees C at a scan rate of 2 mV s(-1) in 0.1 M Na2SO4 electrolyte. (C) 2012 Elsevier By. All rights reserved.
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