Synthesis and electrochemical behavior of nanostructured cauliflower-shape Co-Ni-Co-Ni.pdfVIP

Materials Research Bulletin 44 (2009) 202–206 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Materials Research Bulletin journal homepage: /locate/matresbu Short communication Synthesis and electrochemical behavior of nanostructured cauliflower-shape Co–Ni/Co–Ni oxides composites Vinay Gupta a,b,*, Toshikazu Kawaguchi a, Norio Miura a a Art, Science and Technology Center for Cooperative Research, Kyushu University, Kasuga-shi, Fukuoka, Kyushu 816-8580, Japan bJapan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Article history: Nanostructured Co–Ni/Co–Ni oxides were electrochemically deposited onto stainless steel electrode by Received 5 December 2006 electrochemical method and characterized for their structural and supercapacitive properties. The SEM Received in revised form 2 March 2008 images indicated that the obtained Co–Ni/Co–Ni oxides had cauliflower-type nanostructure. The X-ray Accepted 17 April 2008 diffraction pattern showed the formation of Co O , NiO, Co and Ni. The EDX elemental mapping images 3 4 Available online 1 May 2008 indicated that Ni, Co and O are distributed uniformly. The deposited Co–Ni/Co–Ni oxides showed good supercapacitive characteristics with a specific capacitance of 331 F/g at 1 mA/cm2 current density in 1 M Keywords: KOH electrolyte.