LAPSE:2023.6941
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LAPSE:2023.6941
ZnMn2O4 Nanopyramids Fabrication by Hydrothermal Route: Effect of Reaction Time on the Structural, Morphological, and Electrochemical Properties
February 24, 2023
ZnMn2O4 spinels are prepared by a simple hydrothermal route with control of the reaction time, ranging from 6 h to 18 h. The evolution of the structural and morphological parameters under the effect of time was analyzed by XRD, ATR-FTIR, XPS, and SEM-EDS. The XRD results show that for longer reaction times (18 h), the ZnMn2O4 spinel samples present a tetragonal structure with high crystallinity and an average crystallite size of 32.3 ± 1.7 nm, larger than those obtained for 6 h and 12 h. The ATR-FTIR spectra confirm the structural results, with well-defined peaks related to stretching vibrations of M-O (M = Zn, Mn) functional groups. XPS reveals the co-existence of several metal oxides and hydroxides at the outermost surface. SEM analysis shows that the samples present a pyramid morphology, better defined at 18 h, with an average particle size of 6.2 ± 1.5 µm. EDS analysis of ZnMn2O4 (18 h) reveals atomic ratios of 0.45, 0.22, and 0.50 for Zn/Mn, Zn/O, and Mn/O, respectively, in good agreement with the expected values. Based on the CVs, the synthesized ZnMn2O4 samples formed at 18 h showed the most promising electrochemical properties, with a specific capacity of 102 F g−1, offering great potential in supercapacitor applications.
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electrochemical performances, hydrothermal synthesis, nanopyramids, ZnMn2O4 spinel
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Aouini S, Bardaoui A, Ferraria AM, Santos DMF, Chtourou R. ZnMn2O4 Nanopyramids Fabrication by Hydrothermal Route: Effect of Reaction Time on the Structural, Morphological, and Electrochemical Properties. (2023). LAPSE:2023.6941
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Aouini S: Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Systems for Renewable Energies (LaNSER), Research and Technology Center of Energy (CRTEn), Techno-Park Borj Cedria, Bp 95, Hammam-Lif, Tunis 2050, Tunisia; Faculty of Science of Tunis, University of Tunis, El Manar, Tunis 2 [ORCID]
Bardaoui A: Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Systems for Renewable Energies (LaNSER), Research and Technology Center of Energy (CRTEn), Techno-Park Borj Cedria, Bp 95, Hammam-Lif, Tunis 2050, Tunisia [ORCID]
Ferraria AM: BSIRG, iBB—Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Chemical Engineering Department, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal; Associate Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Instituto Superior [ORCID]
Santos DMF: Center of Physics and Engineering of Advanced Materials, Laboratory for Physics of Materials and Emerging Technologies, Chemical Engineering Department, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal [ORCID]
Chtourou R: Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Systems for Renewable Energies (LaNSER), Research and Technology Center of Energy (CRTEn), Techno-Park Borj Cedria, Bp 95, Hammam-Lif, Tunis 2050, Tunisia
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Energies
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15
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24
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9352
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2022
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2022-12-10
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1996-1073
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