A high performance quasi-solid-state supercapacitor based on CuMnO2 nanoparticles

Abstract

Mixed metal or transition metal oxides hold an unveiled potential as one of the most promising energy storage material because of their excellent stability, reliable conductivity, and convenient use. In this work, CuMnO2 nanoparticles are successfully prepared by a facile hydrothermal process with the help of dispersing agent cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). CuMnO2 nanoparticles possess a uniform quadrilateral shape, small size (approximately 25 × 25 nm–35 × 35 nm), excellent dispersity, and large specific surface specific (56.9 m2 g−1) with an interparticle mesoporous structure. All these characteristics can bring benefit for their application in supercapacitor. A quasi-solid-state symmetric supercapacitor device is assembled by using CuMnO2 nanoparticles as both positive electrode and negative electrode. The device exhibits good supercapacitive performance with a high specific capacitance (272 F g−1), a maximum power density of 7.56 kW kg−1 and a superior cycling stability of 18,000 continuous cycles, indicating an excellent potential to be used in energy storage device.