Tailoring the structural and electrochemical properties of CuNi₂O₄ spinel for high-performance hybrid supercapacitor electrodes
摘要
The CuNi2O4 sample was synthesised using a traditional solid-state reaction method. XRD analysis confirmed the successful formation of the CuNi2O4 sample, revealing its cubic crystal structure and crystalline characteristics. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) is used to identify functional groups in CuNi2O4. Raman spectral analysis is used to determine the structural properties of CuNi2O4. SEM analysis showed that the synthesised CuNi2O4 material displayed a cubical particle morphology. Electrochemical tests demonstrated excellent pseudocapacitive behaviour with a specific capacity of 61.1 mAh/g at a rate of 1 Ag−1. Furthermore, despite a high current density of 5 Ag−1, this electrode demonstrated remarkable cyclability, retaining 88.81% of its capacity and achieving a coulombic efficiency of 90.81% over 10,000 cycles. The symmetric coin cell also displayed pseudocapacitive behaviour, achieving a specific capacity of 30.01 mAh g−1 at a current density of 1 A/g. Furthermore, even at a current density of 5 A/g, this electrode maintained remarkable cycling stability, achieving a capacitance retention of 86.41% and a coulombic efficiency of 89.62% over 5000 cycles. Additionally, it exhibits a specific energy and power of 21 Wh/kg and 699 W/kg. Connecting two devices in series (asymmetric pouch cells) powered blue and green LEDs for over 4 min and 3 min, respectively. The exceptional performance of CuNi2O4 is due to the synergistic interactions between copper and nickel oxides. Thus, these findings indicate that CuNi2O4 has considerable promise as an electrode material for supercapacitor applications.