Low-Temperature Hydrothermal Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties of Birnessit-Type Manganese Dioxide Nanosheets

Abstract:

Birnessite MnO₂ nanosheets were synthesized by self-limiting deposition of KMnO₄ in a facile low-temperature hydrothermal process. The MnO₂ electrode exhibits a high specific capacitance of 169 F g^-1 at a current density of 0.1 A g^-1, good rate capability with a capacitance of 96 F g^-1 even at a high current density of 5 A g^-1, as well as excellent cycle stability with capacitance retention of 94% at 1 A g^-1 after 1,000 cycles.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 800)
• Pages: 393-397
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.800.393
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: De Yan, Ying Liu, Zhi Guo Wu, Ren Fu Zhuo, Jun Wang
• Keywords: Birnessite MnO₂, Low-Temperature Synthesis, Nanosheets, Super-Capacitor (SC)

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