Electrochemical properties of anodized copper hydroxide nanostructures

Vijaykumar V. Jadhav, Dipak V. Shinde, Supriya A. Patil, Manohar K. Zate, Samadhan Pawar, Ahmed Al-Osta, Rajaram S. Mane, K. N. Hui, K. S. Hui, Sung-Hwan Han

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Abstract

Here, we report room temperature growth of one-dimensional copper hydroxide, Cu(OH)2 nanostructures viz., nanoneedles (NNs), nanoleafs (NLs) and nanorods (NRs) from NaOH, LiOH and NaOH+ LiOH aqueous electrolyte solutions, respectively, employing a simple and cost-effective chemical anodization process. Structural elucidation and morphological evolution studies are elaborated thoroughly. Morphology inspired evolution of specific capacitance is estimated using cyclic-voltammogram and discharge measurements wherein, due to a relatively higher total charges and the least charge transfer resistance, in electrode with NRs morphology paved remarkable electrochemical performance compared to electrodes of NNs and NLs morphologies.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)168-172
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Nanoengineering and Nanomanufacturing
Volume4
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2014

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