Issue 44, 2012

Evaluation of GO/MnO2 composites as supercapacitors in neutral electrolytes: role of graphite oxide oxidation level

Abstract

Manganese oxide/graphite oxide (GO) composites containing GO of two different oxidation levels are investigated as supercapacitors in neutral electrolytes, Na2SO4 and Li2SO4. Addition of only 10 wt% of GO with a low oxidation level results in an 18 times improvement in the capacitance in lithium sulfate and in a 60 times improvement of the capacitance in sodium sulfate as compared to that measured on manganese oxide. Even though the performance of the composites is similar in both electrolytes, in Na2SO4 the electrodes are more stable and the capacitance retention ratio is higher. The charge storage in sodium sulfate is linked to the double layer capacitance in the small pores of the composites and to the pseudocapacitance of the manganese oxide phase. In lithium sulfate the insertion of the lithium cation into the structure of the manganese oxide phase enhances the performance. Addition of GO with a high oxidation level is not favorable owing to the defects in the graphene layers limiting the conductivity and charge propagation for Faradaic reactions.

Graphical abstract: Evaluation of GO/MnO2 composites as supercapacitors in neutral electrolytes: role of graphite oxide oxidation level

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 Jul 2012
Accepted
18 Sep 2012
First published
08 Oct 2012

J. Mater. Chem., 2012,22, 23525-23533

Evaluation of GO/MnO2 composites as supercapacitors in neutral electrolytes: role of graphite oxide oxidation level

M. Seredych and T. J. Bandosz, J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 23525 DOI: 10.1039/C2JM34294D

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