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High capacitive amorphous barium nickel phosphate nanofibers for electrochemical energy storage

  • Teng Wang
  • , Qingli Hao
  • , Jinzhang Liu
  • , Jiachang Zhao
  • , John Bell
  • , Hongxia Wang
  • Queensland University of Technology
  • Nanjing University of Science and Technology
  • Beihang University
  • Shanghai University of Engineering Science

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Abstract

Ultrafine amorphous BaxNi3-x(PO4)2 (0 < x < 3) nanofibers are synthesized for the first time through a facile cation exchange reaction method at room temperature. Both the phase transformation and growing process of the nanofibers are systematically investigated. A dramatic morphology transformation from Ba3(PO4)2 flakes to BaxNi3-x(PO4)2 nanofibers with the addition of Ni2+ ions is observed. The as-prepared nanofiber material shows a diameter less than 10 nanometers and length of several micrometers. The material possesses a BET surface area of 64.8 m2 g-1. When it is used as a supercapacitor electrode material, specific capacitances as high as 1058 F g-1 at 0.5 A g-1 and 713 F g-1 at 5 A g-1 are achieved, indicating the promising energy storage property of this material.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)45986-45992
Number of pages7
JournalRSC Advances
Volume6
Issue number51
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

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