Preparation of Nickel and Manganese Dioxide by Co-Precipitation and its Electrochemical Capacitive Properties

Abstract:

The precursor nickel and manganese carbonates were synthesized by co-precipitation with sodium carbonate as precipitant, and then nickel and manganese oxides were gained after calcination. The phase and morphology of the synthesized product were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM), and the electrochemical characterization was performed using cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge–discharge tests (GCD) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in a 6mol/L KOH aqueous solution electrolyte. The result showed that the products were the mixture of nickel and manganese oxides and solid solution. nanoparticles and spherical particles were gained by controlling the molar ratio of nickel and manganese. All of the samples exhibited typical Faradic redox capacitance. The specific capacitance was different with the change of nickel and manganese molar ratio. The specific capacitance (Cs) reached 130F/g at 1A/g when the ratio was 2:1.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 814)
• Pages: 86-90
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.814.86
• Online since: March 2015
• Authors: Qian Qian Li, Run Hua Fan*, Yu Jun Bai, Chuan Bing Cheng, Gui Fang Liu, Lu Lu, Pei Tao Xie
• Keywords: Co-Precipitation, Electrochemical Properties, Manganese Oxide, Nickel

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