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Rice Husk-Derived Mesoporous Silica Nanostructure for Supercapacitors Application: a Possible Approach for Recycling Bio-Waste into a Value-Added Product

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We synthesized mesoporous SiO2 nanomatrix using rice husks as a precursor through a facile thermal combustion process. XRD, FTIR, EDX, and TEM analyses were used to validate the produced mesoporous SiO2 nanomatrix. Electrochemical measurements were used to determine the specific capacitance of mesoporous SiO2 nanomatrix, and the results showed that the specific capacitances are 216, 204, 182, 163, 152, 142, 135, 133, 124.4, 124 F/g at current densities of 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16 A/g. The benefit of impurities, as well as the large surface area and mesoporous structure of rice husk derived SiO2 nanostructures, allow Faradaic redox reactions at the electrode surface and the resulting supercapacitive behavior. This research might lead to a low-cost technique of producing supercapacitor electrodes using rice husk-derived SiO2 as a precursor.

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Acknowledgements

G. Suresh Kumar would like to express his heartfelt gratitude to the management of K.S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Tiruchengode for their continuous support. P. Araichimani and K.M. Prabu are grateful for the continuous support and encouragement from the management of Sri Vidya Mandir Arts and Science College, Uthangarai, for performing this research.

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The authors from King Khalid University would like to express their gratitude to the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia for funding this work through the Research Groups Program under Grant No. R.G.P.1/397/42.

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  1. Department of Physics, Jai Shree Venkatesha College of Arts and Science, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, 636809, India

    P. Araichimani & K. M. Prabu

  2. Department of Physics, K.S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, 637215, India

    G. Suresh Kumar

  3. Institute for Applied Chemistry, Department of Fine Chemistry, Seoul National University of Science and Technology (Seoul Tech), Gongneung-ro 232, Nowon-gu, 01811, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Gopalu Karunakaran

  4. Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology (Autonomous), Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, 637215, India

    S. Surendhiran

  5. Advanced Functional Materials and Optoelectronics Laboratory (AFMOL), Department of Physics, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, 61413, Saudi Arabia

    Mohd. Shkir & S. AlFaify

  6. School of Science & Technology, Glocal University, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 247121, India

    Mohd. Shkir

  7. Department of Physics, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, 636011, India

    P. Araichimani

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P. Araichimani: Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing - Original Draft. K.M. Prabu: Supervision. G. Suresh Kumar: Validation, Writing-Review & Editing. Gopalu Karunakaran: Visualization, Formal analysis. S. Surendhiran: Characterization of materials. Mohd. Shkir: Characterization of materials, Review & Editing, S. AlFaify: Characterization of material.

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Araichimani, P., Prabu, K.M., Kumar, G.S. et al. Rice Husk-Derived Mesoporous Silica Nanostructure for Supercapacitors Application: a Possible Approach for Recycling Bio-Waste into a Value-Added Product. Silicon 14, 10129–10135 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-022-01699-3

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