MnO/Mn 2 O 3 Aerogels as Effective Materials for Supercapacitor Applications

Ramya Ramkumar, Sanjeevamuthu Suganthi, Ahamed Milton, Jungbin Park, Jae-Jin Shim, Tae Hwan Oh () and Woo Kyoung Kim ()
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Ramya Ramkumar: School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
Sanjeevamuthu Suganthi: School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
Ahamed Milton: School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
Jungbin Park: School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
Jae-Jin Shim: School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
Tae Hwan Oh: School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
Woo Kyoung Kim: School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 10, 1-13

Abstract: Mixed-oxide transition-metal aerogels (AGLs), particularly manganese-based AGLs, have attracted considerable interest over the past decade owing to their extraordinary properties, including high porosity, good surface area, and ultralow density. To develop easy and lightweight materials for the ever-increasing energy storage demands of the near future, we designed a novel Mn-based electrode material to meet these rising requirements. MnO/Mn 2 O 3 AGLs were synthesized using a novel borohydride hydrolysis method and then annealed at 200, 400, and 550 °C. The as-synthesized AGLs yielded flower-like network structures, but their porosity increased with increasing temperatures, to a high temperature of 400 °C. This increased porosity and network structure facilitate a high capacitance. A supercapacitor (SC) constructed with the three-electrode material yielded 230 F/g for the Mn AGL @400 sample, followed by yields from the Mn AGL @200 and Mn AGL @550 electrodes. Furthermore, the device constructed with Mn AGL @400 exhibited an energy density of 9.8 Wh/kg and a power density of ~16,500 W/kg at a current density of 20 A/g. The real-time applicability of the AGL was demonstrated by engineering a two-electrode device employing Mn AGL @400 as the positive electrode, which exhibited 97% capacity retention and 109% Coulombic efficiency over 20,000 cycles.

Keywords: supercapacitor; ultra-low densities; energy storage; borohydride hydrolysis; manganese aerogels (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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