Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Facile synthesis of CuO nanosheets as electrode for supercapacitor with long cyclic stability in novel methyl imidazole-based ionic liquid electrolyte

  • Original Paper
  • Published:
Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Hierarchical CuO nanosheets were synthesized through a facile, eco-friendly reflux deposition approach for supercapacitor electrode material for energy storage. The resultant CuO nanosheets were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherm techniques. The supercapacitor behavior of CuO nanosheets was investigated by cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge/discharge, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in novel 0.1 M aqueous 1-(1′-methyl-2′-oxo-propyl)-3-dimethylimidazolium chloride [MOPMIM][Cl] ionic liquid as an electrolyte. The result demonstrate that CuO nanosheets exhibit specific capacitance of 180 F g−1 at 10 mV s−1 scan rate which is the highest value in ionic liquid electrolyte and 87% specific capacitance retention after 5000th cycle. The electrochemical performance proves CuO nanosheets as electrode with ionic liquid electrolyte for developing green chemistry approach in supercapacitor.

As-synthesized, CuO nanosheets demonstrate excellent supercapacitor electrode performance with high specific capacitance of 180 F g−1 at 10 mV s−1 scan rate and 87% specific capacitance retention in 0.1 M aqueous [MOPMIM][Cl] IL electrolyte

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Bao L, Zang J, Li X (2011) Flexible Zn2SnO4/MnO2 core/shell nanocable-carbon microfiber hybrid composites for high-performance supercapacitor electrodes. Nano Lett 11:1215–1220

  2. Brezesinski T, Wang J, Tolbert SH, Dunn B (2010) Ordered mesoporous α-MoO3 with iso-oriented nanocrystalline walls for thin-film pseudocapacitors. Nat Mater 9:146–151

  3. Wang G, Zhang L, Zhang J (2012) A review of electrode materials for electrochemical supercapacitors. Chem Soc Rev 41:797–828

  4. Hu H, Guan BY, Lou WX (2016) Construction of complex CoS hollow structures with enhanced electrochemical properties for hybrid supercapacitors. Chem 1:102–113

  5. Chen W, Rakhi RB, Hu L, Xie X, Cui Y, Alshareef HN (2011) High-performance nanostructured supercapacitors on a sponge. Nano Lett 11:5165–5172

  6. Rakhi RB, Chen W, Cha D, Alshareef HN (2012) Substrate dependent self-organization of mesoporous cobalt oxide nanowires with remarkable pseudocapacitance. Nano Lett 12:2559–2567

  7. Xie K, Qin X, Wang X, Wang Y, Tao H, Wu Q, Yang L, Hu Z (2012) Carbon nanocages as supercapacitor electrode materials. Adv Mater 24:347–352

  8. He X, Li R, Qiu J, Xie K, Ling P, Yu M, Zhang X, Zheng M (2012) Synthesis of mesoporous carbons for supercapacitors from coal tar pitch by coupling microwaveassisted KOH activation with a MgO template. Carbon 50:4911–4921

  9. Wei L, Yushin G (2012) Nanostructured activated carbons from natural precursors for electrical double layer capacitors. Nano Energy 1:552–565

  10. Snook GA, Kao P, Best AS (2011) Conducting-polymer-based supercapacitor devices and electrodes. J Power Sources 196:1–12

  11. Lu X, Zhang W, Wang C, Wen TC, Wei Y (2011) One-dimensional conducting polymer nanocomposites: synthesis, properties and applications. Prog Polym Sci 36:671–712

  12. Long YZ, Li MM, Gu C, Wan M, Duvail JL, Liu Z, Fan Z (2011) Recent advances in synthesis, physical properties and applications of conducting polymer nanotubes and nanofibers. Prog Polym Sci 36:1415–1442

  13. Lokhande CD, Dubal DP, Joo OS (2011) Metal oxide thin film based supercapacitors. Curr Appl Phys 11:255–270

  14. Li J, Wang Y, Tang J, Wang Y, Wang T, Zhang L, Zheng GF (2015) Direct growth of mesoporous carbon-coated Ni nanoparticles on carbon fibers for flexible supercapacitors. J Mater Chem A 3:2876–2882

  15. Zhang LL, Li S, Zhang J, Guo P, Zheng J, Zhao XS (2010) Enhancement of electrochemical performance of macroporous carbon by surface coating of polyaniline. Chem Mater 22:1195–1202

  16. Lai H, Wu Q, Zhao J, Shang L, Li H, Che R, Lyu Z, Xiong J, Yang L, Wang X, Hu Z (2016) Mesostructured NiO/Ni composites for high-performance electrochemical energy storage. Energy Environ Sci 9:2053–2060

  17. Fan M, Ren B, Yu L, Liu Q, Wang J, Song D, Liu J, Jing X, Liu L (2014) Facile growth of hollow porous NiO microspheres assembled from nanosheet building blocks and their high performance as a supercapacitor electrode. CrystEngComm 16:10389–10394

  18. Meher SK, Rao GR (2011) Ultralayered Co3O4 for high-performance supercapacitor applications. J Phys Chem C 115:15646–15654

  19. Shinde SK, Dubal DP, Ghodake GS, Fulari VJ (2015) Hierarchical 3D-flower-like CuO nanostructure on copper foil for supercapacitors. RSC Adv 5:4443–4447

  20. Vadiyar MM, Bhise SC, Patil SK, Patil SA, Pawar DK, Ghule AV, Patil PS, Kolekar SS (2015) Mechanochemical growth of a porous ZnFe2O4 nano-flake thin film as an electrode for supercapacitor application. RSC Adv 5:45935–45942

  21. Saravanakumar B, Purushothaman KK, Muralidharan G (2014) MnO2 grafted V2O5 nanostructures: formation mechanism, morphology and supercapacitive features. CrystEngComm 16:10711–10720

  22. Endut Z, Hamdi M, Basirun WJ (2013) Pseudocapacitive performance of vertical copper oxide nanoflakes. Thin Solid Films 528:213–216

  23. Patake VD, Joshi SS, Lokhande CD, Joo OS (2009) Electrodeposited porous and amorphous copper oxide film for application in supercapacitor. Mater Chem Phys 114:6–9

  24. Wang G, Huang J, Chen S, Gao Y, Cao D (2011) Preparation and supercapacitance of CuO nanosheet arrays grown on nickel foam. J Power Sources 196:5756–5760

  25. Zhang H, Feng J, Zhang M (2008) Preparation of flower-like CuO by a simple chemical precipitation method and their application as electrode materials for capacitor. Mater Res Bull 43:3221–3226

  26. Dubal DP, Dhawale DS, Salunkhe RR, Jamdade VS, Lokhande CD (2010) Fabrication of copper oxide multilayer nanosheets for supercapacitor application. J Alloys Compd 492:26–30

  27. Zhang Z, Sun H, Shao X, Li D, Yu H, Han M (2005) Three-dimensionally oriented aggregation of a few hundred nanoparticles into monocrystalline architectures. Adv Mater 17:42–47

  28. Zhang L, Yu JC, Xu AW, Li Q, Kwong KW, Yu SH (2004) Peanut-shaped nanoribbon bundle superstructures of malachite and copper oxide. J Cryst Grow 266:545–551

  29. Li S, Zhang H, Ji YJ, Yang DR (2004) CuO nanodendrites synthesized by a novel hydrothermal route. Nanotechnology 15:1428–1432

  30. Xu J, Xue D (2005) Fabrication of malachite with a hierarchical sphere-like architecture. J Phys Chem B 109:17157–17161

  31. Liu B, Zeng HC (2004) Mesoscale organization of CuO nanoribbons: formation of “dandelions”. J Am Chem Soc 126:8124–8125

  32. Chang JK, Lee MT, Tsai WT, Deng MJ, Cheng HF, Sun IW (2009) Pseudocapacitive mechanism of manganese oxide in 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate ionic liquid electrolyte studied using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Langmuir 25(19):11955–11960

  33. Wei D, Wakeham SJ, Ng TW, Thwaites MJ, Brown H, Beecher P (2009) Transparent, flexible and solid-state supercapacitors based on room temperature ionic liquid gel. Electrochem Commun 11:2285–2287

  34. Osada I, Vries H, Scrosati B, Passerini S (2016) Ionic-liquid-based polymer electrolytes for battery applications. Angew Chem Int Ed 55:500–513

  35. Zhang H, Zhang M (2008) Synthesis of CuO nanocrystalline and their application as electrode materials for capacitors. Mater Chem Phys 108:184–187

  36. Shaikh JS, Pawar RC, Devan RS, Ma YR, Salvi PP, Kolekar SS, Patil PS (2011) Synthesis and characterization of Ru doped CuO thin films for supercapacitor based on Bronsted acidic ionic liquid. Electrochim Acta 56:2127–2134

  37. Navathe GJ, Patil DS, Jadhav PR, Awale DV, Teli AM, Bhise SC, Kolekar SS, Karanjkar MM, Kim JH, Patil PS (2015) Rapid synthesis of nanostructured copper oxide for electrochemical supercapacitor based on novel [HPMIM][Cl] ionic liquid. J Electroanal Chem 738:170–175

  38. Khan SB, Faisal M, Rahman MM, Latif IAA, Ismail AA, Akhtar K, Hajry AA, Asiri AM, Alamry KA (2013) Highly sensitive and stable phenyl hydrazine chemical sensors based on CuO flower shapes and hollow spheres. New J Chem 37:1098–1104

  39. Bozkurt G, Bayrakceken A, Ozer AK (2014) Synthesis and characterization of CuO at nanoscale. Appl Surf Sci 318:244–250

  40. Dubal DP, Gund GS, Holze R, Jadhav HS, Lokhande CD, Park CJ (2013) Surfactantassisted morphological tuning of hierarchical CuO thin films for electrochemical supercapacitors. Dalton Trans 42:6459–6467

  41. Mageshwari K, Sathyamoorthy R (2013) Organic free synthesis of flower-like hierarchical CuO microspheres by reflux condensation approach. Appl Nanosci 3:161–166

  42. Zhang YX, Huang M, Li F, Wen ZQ (2013) Controlled synthesis of hierarchical CuO nanostructures for electrochemical capacitor electrodes. Int J Electrochem Sci 8:8645–8661

  43. Ibupoto ZH, Khun K, Beni V, Liu X, Willander M (2013) Synthesis of novel CuO nanosheets and their non-enzymatic glucose sensing applications. Sensors 13:7926–7938

  44. Zhang Y, Bo X, Nsabimana A, Wang H, Li M, Guo L (2013) Preparation of copper oxide anchored on surfactant-functionalized macroporous carbon composite and its electrochemical applications. Analyst 138:3633–3637

  45. Basu M, Sinha AK, Pradhan M, Sarkar S, Negishi Y, Pal T (2011) Fabrication and functionalization of CuO for tuning superhydrophobic thin film and cotton wool. J Phys Chem C 115:20953–20963

  46. Vadiyar MM, Patil SK, Bhise SC, Ghule AV, Han SH, Kolekar SS (2015) Improved electrochemical performance of a ZnFe2O4 nanoflake-based supercapacitor electrode by using thiocyanate-functionalized ionic liquid electrolytes. Eur J Inorg Chem 36:5832–5838

  47. Vidhyadharan B, Misnon II, Aziz RA, Padmasree KP, Yusoffa MM, Jose R (2014) Superior supercapacitive performance in electrospun copper oxide nanowire electrodes. J Mater Chem A 2:6578–6588

  48. Deng MJ, Wang CC, Ho PJ, Lin CM, Chen JM, Lu KT (2014) Facile electrochemical synthesis of 3D nano-architectured CuO electrodes for high-performance supercapacitors. J Mater Chem A 2:12857–12865

  49. Sen P, De A (2010) Electrochemical performances of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)- NiFe2O4 nanocomposite as electrode for supercapacitor. Electrochim Acta 55:4677–4684

  50. Vadiyar MM, Bhise SC, Patil SK, Kolekar SS, Chang JY, Ghule AV (2016) Comparative study of individual and mixed aqueous electrolytes with ZnFe2O4 nanoflakes thin film as an electrode for supercapacitor application. ChemistrySelect 5:959–966

Download references

Acknowledgements

One of the authors SCB is thankful to UGC for RGN fellowship. The authors gratefully acknowledge the UGC-SAP, DST-FIST, and DST-PURSE programs at Department of Chemistry, Shivaji University, Kolhapur.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Analytical Chemistry and Material Science Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, MS, 416004, India

    Sagar C. Bhise, Deepak V. Awale, Madagonda M. Vadiyar, Sandip K. Patil, Balasaheb N. Kokare & Sanjay S. Kolekar

Authors
  1. Sagar C. Bhise
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Deepak V. Awale
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Madagonda M. Vadiyar
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Sandip K. Patil
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Balasaheb N. Kokare
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Sanjay S. Kolekar
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Sanjay S. Kolekar.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Bhise, S.C., Awale, D.V., Vadiyar, M.M. et al. Facile synthesis of CuO nanosheets as electrode for supercapacitor with long cyclic stability in novel methyl imidazole-based ionic liquid electrolyte. J Solid State Electrochem 21, 2585–2591 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-016-3490-2

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-016-3490-2

Keywords

Search

Navigation