In situ hydrogenation of molybdenum oxide nanowires for enhanced supercapacitors

Imran Shakir, Muhammad Shahid, Usman Ali Rana, Muhammad Farooq Warsi

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Abstract

In situ hydrogenation of orthorhombic molybdenum trioxide (α-MoO 3) nanowires has been achieved on a large scale by introducing alcohol during the hydrothermal synthesis for electrochemical energy storage supercapacitor devices. The hydrogenated molybdenum trioxide (H xMoO3) nanowires yield a specific capacitance of 168 F g-1 at 0.5 A g-1 and maintain 108 F g-1 at 10 A g-1, which is 36-fold higher than the capacitance obtained from pristine MoO3 nanowires at the same conditions. The electrochemical devices made with HxMoO3 nanowires exhibit excellent cycling stability by retaining 97% of their capacitance after 3000 cycles due to an enhanced electronic conductivity and increased density of hydroxyl groups on the surface of the MoO3 nanowires. This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)8741
JournalRSC Advances
Volume4
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014

Bibliographical note

KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledgements: The authors would like to extend their sincere appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at the King Saudi University for its funding of this research through the Research Group Project no RGP-VPP-312.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemical Engineering
  • General Chemistry

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