Design of zinc-doped copper ferrite nanostructures using microwave combustion process and its supercapacitive features

Selvakumar, M and Maruthamuthu, S (2024) Design of zinc-doped copper ferrite nanostructures using microwave combustion process and its supercapacitive features. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 35 (20): 1385. ISSN 0957-4522

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Abstract

Rapidly increasing demand for electrical energy due to unprecedented growth of electronic gadgets urges the research on developing innovative electrode materials for new age batteries and supercapacitors (SCs). Among various electrode materials for SCs, copper ferrite (CuFe2O4) is a cost-effective compound to make electrode materials for SC application owing to its expansive multifunctional physical and electrical properties. The nanoparticles of CuxZn1−xFe2O4 (x = 1, 0.9, 0.7, and 0.5) were synthesized via a facile and effective microwave combustion route. The effective inclusion of zinc on the surface morphology, size of the nanoparticles, elemental compositions, crystalline nature, and electrochemical properties of CuxZn1−xFe2O4 (x = 1, 0.9, 0.7, and 0.5) were examined by different analytical techniques. The electrochemical investigations reveal the highest specific capacitance of 1250 F g−1 for Cu0.9Zn0.1Fe2O4 which is 100% more than the bare copper ferrite. In addition, supercapacitor device in the form of an asymmetric type has been assembled with an aid of Cu0.9Zn0.1Fe2O4 electrodes, and an electrochemical performance of the same was investigated using cyclic voltammetry. The assembled device delivered an energy density of 188.75 W h kg−1 and a power density of 1249 W kg−1. The simple and cost-effective preparation procedure of CuxZn1−xFe2O4 with efficient electrochemical features increases the possibility of this material to be a promising electrode for supercapacitor.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Combustion pro-cess; Copper ferrites; Cost effective; Electrical energy; Electrode material; Electronic gadgets; New age; Supercapacitor application; Synthesised; Zinc doped
Subjects: D Electrical and Electronics Engineering > Automation and Control Systems
D Electrical and Electronics Engineering > Power Transformers
D Electrical and Electronics Engineering > Supercapacitor
Divisions: Physics
Depositing User: Users 5 not found.
Date Deposited: 31 Jul 2024 08:36
Last Modified: 16 Sep 2024 06:13
URI: https://ir.psgitech.ac.in/id/eprint/925

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