Brush like polyaniline on vanadium oxide decorated reduced graphene oxide: Efficient electrode materials for supercapacitor

K. Yamini Yasoda, Alexey A. Mikhaylov, Alexander G. Medvedev, M. Sathish Kumar, Ovadia Lev, Petr V. Prikhodchenko*, Sudip K. Batabyal

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Abstract

Vanadium oxides (V3O7) have been used as electrode materials for supercapacitor applications because of its multiple oxidation states. V3O7 nanoparticles were coated on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) from a peroxovanadate-rGO composite by thermal microexplosive decomposition method. These V3O7 decorated rGO were made composite with the flexible multi redox conducting polymer (Polyaniline). The performance of the composite materials as electrode for supercapacitors was analyzed in a 3-electrode cell, obtaining a specific capacitance of about 579 F g−1 at 0.2 A g−1 specific current. Cycling stability is one of the main barriers noticed in V3O7, which limits the practical performance of supercapacitors. This is overcome by modifying V3O7 with rGO and polyaniline composites which produces good electrical contact resulting in higher capacitances and enhanced cycling stability when compared to pristine V3O7. A superior electrochemical performance and ultra-long cyclic stability of 94% over 2500 cycles was obtained through these developed electrodes.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)188-193
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Energy Storage
Volume22
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2019

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) (Research Grant ECR/2015/000208), Department of Science and Technology (DST) for research grant DST/INT/ RFBR/P-241 and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant 18-29-19119). The publication was carried out within the State Assignment on Fundamental Research to the Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry. Facilities provided by the School of Chemistry and Centre for Nanotechnology, University of Hyderabad and the JRC PMR IGIC RAS are acknowledged.

Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) (Research Grant ECR/2015/000208 ), Department of Science and Technology (DST) for research grant DST/INT/ RFBR/P-241 and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant 18-29-19119 ). The publication was carried out within the State Assignment on Fundamental Research to the Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry. Facilities provided by the School of Chemistry and Centre for Nanotechnology, University of Hyderabad and the JRC PMR IGIC RAS are acknowledged.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd

Keywords

  • Cyclic voltammetry
  • Galvanostatic charge discharge
  • Polyaniline
  • Supercapacitor
  • VO
  • Vanadium oxide

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