Issue 14, 2020

Electrochemical studies on crystalline CuS as an electrode material for non-aqueous Na-ion capacitors

Abstract

Current investigations are concentrated on the development of high-performance electrode materials for sodium-ion capacitors (NICs). Copper sulphide can be employed as an electrode material for sodium-ion capacitors owing to its electrical conductivity and specific capacity. Crystalline CuS provides a large surface area for Na insertion/extraction. In this context, we have reported CuS powder synthesised via a simple wet chemical route. XRD and FT-IR studies have been carried out to determine the phase formation and confirm the purity of the CuS powder. A specific surface area of 62 m2 g−1 is measured by a BET surface area analyser. NICs were assembled in a non-aqueous medium with CuS particles and investigated for charge–discharge cycling in the potential window from 0.01 to 3 V. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) confirmed that at a high scan rate from 10 mV s−1 to 100 mV s−1, the CuS particles showed ideal capacitive behaviour. The calculated value of specific capacitance was 160 F g−1 for the CuS particles. At a scan rate of 1 mV s−1, 74.8% capacitive contribution was obtained from the CuS particles. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) revealed the interfacial interactions of the CuS particles with an Na-based electrolyte.

Graphical abstract: Electrochemical studies on crystalline CuS as an electrode material for non-aqueous Na-ion capacitors

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
31 Dec 2019
Accepted
03 Mar 2020
First published
03 Mar 2020

New J. Chem., 2020,44, 5278-5284

Electrochemical studies on crystalline CuS as an electrode material for non-aqueous Na-ion capacitors

M. Goswami, C. Nithya, N. Sathish, S. Kumar, N. Singh, A. K. Srivastava and S. Kumar, New J. Chem., 2020, 44, 5278 DOI: 10.1039/C9NJ06465F

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