Issue 51, 2016

High capacitive amorphous barium nickel phosphate nanofibers for electrochemical energy storage

Abstract

Ultrafine amorphous BaxNi3−x(PO4)2 (0 < x < 3) nanofibers are synthesized for the first time through a facile cation exchange reaction method at room temperature. Both the phase transformation and growing process of the nanofibers are systematically investigated. A dramatic morphology transformation from Ba3(PO4)2 flakes to BaxNi3−x(PO4)2 nanofibers with the addition of Ni2+ ions is observed. The as-prepared nanofiber material shows a diameter less than 10 nanometers and length of several micrometers. The material possesses a BET surface area of 64.8 m2 g−1. When it is used as a supercapacitor electrode material, specific capacitances as high as 1058 F g−1 at 0.5 A g−1 and 713 F g−1 at 5 A g−1 are achieved, indicating the promising energy storage property of this material.

Graphical abstract: High capacitive amorphous barium nickel phosphate nanofibers for electrochemical energy storage

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Mar 2016
Accepted
02 May 2016
First published
04 May 2016
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 45986-45992

High capacitive amorphous barium nickel phosphate nanofibers for electrochemical energy storage

T. Wang, Q. Hao, J. Liu, J. Zhao, J. Bell and H. Wang, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 45986 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA08149E

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