Synthesis of CoMoO 4 @RGO nanocomposites as high-performance supercapacitor electrodes

• DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2017.01.034
• Publication Date: 2017-01-31T19:46:39Z
• Authors: Lv Jinlong; Yang Meng; Ken Suzuki; Hideo Miura
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology; 7. Clean energy

Abstract Pure CoMoO4 nanoplate arrays grew on nickel foam by one-step hydrothermal process, while flower-like nanoflake CoMoO4@RGO nanocomposites grew on nickel foam. Flower-like nanoflake CoMoO4@RGO nanocomposites electrode exhibited higher capacitance than pure CoMoO4 nanoplate arrays electrode. Maximum specific capacitance of 856.2 F g−1 was obtained at current density of 1 A g−1 for CoMoO4@RGO nanocomposites electrode. In addition, after 2000 cycles of continuous galvanostatic charge–discharge cycles, only 5.5% degradation of specific capacitance was found for CoMoO4@RGO nanocomposites. CoMoO4@RGO nanocomposites exhibited lower electrochemical resistance than pure-CoMoO4. This was because that the former had larger specific surface area and average pore diameter than the latter. The flower-like nanoflake CoMoO4 facilitated electrolyte movement during charge or discharge process and provided more active sites for the electrochemical reactions. In addition, the synergetic effect between RGO and CoMoO4 also improved the supercapacitor performance.