Boosting Electrochemical Performance of Hematite Nanorods via Quenching-Induced Alkaline Earth Metal Ion Doping

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Qin Chen¹  Mumin Rao²  Ming Su³  Yongcai Qiu³  Yanan Chong³ 

[1] Guangdong Architectural Design and Research Institue Co., Ltd., No. 97, Liuhua Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou 510010, China;Guangdong Energy Group Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 511455, China;Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China;

关键词: quenching;    alkaline earth metals;    doping;    hematite nanorods;    supercapacitors;   

DOI  :  10.3390/pr9071102

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Ion doping in transition metal oxides is always considered to be one of the most effective methods to obtain high-performance electrochemical supercapacitors because of the introduction of defective surfaces as well as the enhancement of electrical conductivity. Inspired by the smelting process, an ancient method, quenching is introduced for doping metal ions into transition metal oxides with intriguing physicochemical properties. Herein, as a proof of concept, α-Fe₂O₃ nanorods grown on carbon cloths (α-Fe₂O₃@CC) heated at 400 °C are rapidly put into different aqueous solutions of alkaline earth metal salts at 4 °C to obtain electrodes doped with different alkaline earth metal ions (M-Fe₂O₃@CC). Among them, Sr-Fe₂O₃@CC shows the best electrochemical capacitance, reaching 77.81 mF cm⁻² at the current of 0.5 mA cm⁻², which is 2.5 times that of α-Fe₂O₃@CC. The results demonstrate that quenching is a feasible new idea for improving the electrochemical performances of nanostructured materials.

【 授权许可】

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