Engineering of Nanostructured WO 3 Powders for Asymmetric Supercapacitors.

Autor:	Mineo G; Physics and Astronomy Department 'Ettore Majorana', University of Study of Catania, via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy.; CNR-Institute for Microsystems and Microelectronics, Catania University Unit, via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy., Scuderi M; CNR-Institute for Microsystems and Microelectronics, Strada VIII 5, 95121 Catania, Italy., Pezzotti Escobar G; CNR-Institute for Microsystems and Microelectronics, Catania University Unit, via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy., Mirabella S; Physics and Astronomy Department 'Ettore Majorana', University of Study of Catania, via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy.; CNR-Institute for Microsystems and Microelectronics, Catania University Unit, via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy., Bruno E; Physics and Astronomy Department 'Ettore Majorana', University of Study of Catania, via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy.; CNR-Institute for Microsystems and Microelectronics, Catania University Unit, via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) [Nanomaterials (Basel)] 2022 Nov 24; Vol. 12 (23). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 24.
DOI:	10.3390/nano12234168
Abstrakt:	Transition metal oxide nanostructures are promising materials for energy storage devices, exploiting electrochemical reactions at nanometer solid-liquid interface. Herein, WO 3 nanorods and hierarchical urchin-like nanostructures were obtained by hydrothermal method and calcination processes. The morphology and crystal phase of WO 3 nanostructures were investigated by scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM and TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), while energy storage performances of WO 3 nanostructures-based electrodes were evaluated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD) tests. Promising values of specific capacitance (632 F/g at 5 mV/s and 466 F/g at 0.5 A/g) are obtained when pure hexagonal crystal phase WO 3 hierarchical urchin-like nanostructures are used. A detailed modeling is given of surface and diffusion-controlled mechanisms in the energy storage process. An asymmetric supercapacitor has also been realized by using WO 3 urchin-like nanostructures and a graphene paper electrode, revealing the highest energy density (90 W × h/kg) at a power density of 90 W × kg -1 and the highest power density (9000 W/kg) at an energy density of 18 W × h/kg. The presented correlation among physical features and electrochemical performances of WO 3 nanostructures provides a solid base for further developing energy storage devices based on transition metal oxides.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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