Journals

Laser Photochemistry Laboratory

243. Al-Doped ZnO@CuO nanoflower/nanorod heterostructures on CNTs as high-performance supercapacitor electrodes in redox-supporting electrolytes
Author
Abdulkadeem Sanni, Durai Govindarajan, Supinya Nijpanich, Wanwisa Limphirat, Jayaraman Theerthagiri, Myong Yong Choi*, Soorathep Kheawhom*
Journal

Journal of Energy Storage
Vol, Part
109
Page Number
115184 (2024)
Publication Year

15 February 2025
IF
IF(2023): 8.9
JCR
JCR: 83.3%
Acknowledgements
2022R1A2C2010686, 2019R1A6C1010042

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Developing high-performance supercapacitor (SC) electrodes requires materials with optimized electrical conductivity, surface area, and modifiable morphology. This work presents a facile hydrothermal synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs)-supported Aldoped ZnO@CuO composite. Structural characterization reveals that Al doping and CuO incorporation can transform ZnO nanoflakes into nanorod/nanoflower heterostructures. The electrochemical analysis of the ternary composite in a mixed electrolyte, containing 2 M KOH, 0.2 M potassium ferrocyanide (KFC), and 0.2 M potassium iodide (KI) exhibits a specific capacitance of 1860 F/g at 1 mV/s. The fabricated asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) yields an energy density of 36 Wh/kg, a power density of 3502.8 W/kg at 30 A/g, and 106% capacitance retention after 5000 continuous charge-discharge cycles. These findings suggest that AZOCC has excellent potential for SC electrodes and demonstrate the feasibility of using KI as an electrolyte support for enhanced electrochemical performance.