화학공학소재연구정보센터
Electrochimica Acta, Vol.260, 738-747, 2018
Enhancing the specific capacitance of SrRuO3 and reduced graphene oxide in NaNO3, H3PO4 and KOH electrolytes
The specific capacitance (Cs), cycling stability, energy and power densities of SrRuO3 (SRO) have been enhanced by reduced graphene oxide (RGO) in the form of SrRuO3-RGO (SRGO) composites. The high conductivity as well as the large specific surface area of RGO result in an improvement of the electrochemical and capacitive properties of SRO. The combination between RGO and SRO helps minimizing the mass percentage of Ru to 20.4% compared to 60% in RuO2 and 43% in the individual SRO of commercial Ru-based supercapacitors. The electrochemical properties of RGO, SRO and SRGO were studied in three different electrolytes (1.0 M NaNO3, 1.0 MH3PO4 and 1.0 M KOH), in which these materials are known to possess their optimum capacitances. We have found that RGO improves the Cs of SRO: from 13.8 F g(-1) to 62.4 F g(-1) in 1.0 M NaNO3, from 24.5 F g(-1) to 101 F g(-1) in 1.0 M H3PO4 and from 52.4 F g(-1) to 160 F g(-1) in 1.0 M KOH, respectively. Moreover, it improves the cycling stability of SRO in all the studied electrolytes. In this study, we have found that 1.0 M H3PO4 is suitable for high energy density applications, while KOH results in a supercapacitor of high maximum power density. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.