Preparation and capacitance behavior of nickel oxide-titania nanocomposite

Yibing Xie, Chuanjun Huang, Limin Zhou, Haitao Huang, Jian Lu

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Abstract

Titania nanotube array with an average tube diameter of 110 nm and length of 700 nm was fabricated by a potentiostatic anodization on titanium metal sheet. Nickel oxide was then loaded into titania nanotubes by electrodepositon-electrooxidation and heating treatment processes. The morphology and microstructure of the nanocomposite were investigated by field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and energy dispersive x-ray (EDX) analysis. Nickel oxide could well coat on titania nanotubes from inner wall to pore mouth with a high loading amount up to 36.4% of nickel-to-titanium atom ratio. Such a well-defined nickel oxide-titania/titanium nanotubular composite was designed as a functional electrode for an electrochemical capacitance application. The result of electrochemical characterization exhibits a highly reversible redox peaks by cyclic voltammetry in sodium hydroxide aqueous solution. High specific supercapacitance was accordingly achieved up to 7.8 mF cm-2 due to the intensive loading of nickel oxide.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume6423
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering - Harbin, China
Duration: 1 Jul 20074 Jul 2007

Publication series

Name
Volume6423
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHarbin
Period1/07/074/07/07

Research Keywords

  • Capacitance
  • Electrodeposition
  • Nickel oxide-titania nanocomposite

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