Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2023, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (4): 20220658.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20220658

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Preparation and Electrochemical Properties of Al3+-Doped δ -MnO2

XIA Ao(), ZENG Xiaoxiong, LI Jiameng, CHEN Jun, TAN Guoqiang   

  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering,Shaanxi University of Science & Technology,Xi’an 710021,China
  • Received:2022-10-06 Online:2023-04-10 Published:2023-01-08
  • Contact: XIA Ao E-mail:xiaao@sust.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2016M592746);the Doctoral Research Launch Fund of Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, China(BJ15-04);the Youth Innovation Team of Shaanxi Universities, China(2022-70)

Abstract:

Al3+-doped δ-MnO2 nano-powders with different doping ratios were synthesized by hydrothermal method. The influence of Al3+-doping on the δ-MnO2 crystal structure and electrochemical performance was characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectro- scopy, cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and galvanostatic charge-discharge. The results suggested that Al3+ ions entered into the crystal lattice of δ-MnO2 to replace some Mn3+ and Mn4+ ions, which enhanced the electrical conductivity and structural stability of δ-MnO2, and thus significantly improved the electrochemical performance. When the molar ratio of Al3+/Mn2+ in the precursor was 0.45, the synthesized product (A0.45M) showed the best electrochemical performance. A0.45M delivered a specific capacitance of 207.61 F/g at a current density of 1 A/g, which was 2.4 times the capacitance of the pure δ-MnO2(A0M). Moreover, A0.45M could maintain a high specific capacitance of 100.81 F/g even after 10000 cycles at 10 A/g, with capacity retention ratio of 81.33%.

Key words: δ-MnO2, Supercapacitor, Al3+-Doped, Hydrothermal method

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