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    Enhanced Electrochemical Performance of Hydrothermally Synthesized NiS/ZnS Composites as an Electrode for Super-Capacitors
    (Springer, 2021-08-22T00:00:00) Asghar, Ali; Yousaf, Muhammad Imran; Shad, Naveed Akhtar; Munir Sajid, M.; Afzal, Amir Muhammad; Javed, Yasir; Razzaq, Aamir; Shariq, Mohammad; Gulfam, Qurrat-ul-ain; Sarwar, Muhammad; Sharma, Surender K.
    In this study, nickel sulfide (NiS), zinc sulfide (ZnS), and their composites have been synthesized by using surfactant driven hydrothermal method. Synthesized materials are investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, UV�Vis and Photoluminescence spectroscopy. XRD results have shown the presence of corresponding structural planes. Crystallite size was much smaller (15�nm) in the case of ZnS nanomaterials, whereas, composite materials have shown size comparable to NiS nanomaterials. SEM images presented morphology of star-like, spherical, and mixture of two for NiS, ZnS, and NiS/ZnS nanocomposites respectively. EDX spectrum of composite materials showed Nickel, Zinc, and Sulfur, indicating the purity of the synthesized composite. Electrochemical measurements i.e. cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic charge�discharge were determined for all three materials. Maximum specific capacitance is obtained as 1594.68 F�g?1 at a scan rate of 5�mV�S?1 for NiS/ZnS composite materials whereas a charging/discharging time of 461.97�s is observed. The composite materials have shown 95.4% retention for applied for 3000 charging�discharging cycles. The favorable behavior of NiS/ZnS composites indicated their potential as an electrode material for pseudo-capacitors. � 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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    Enhanced capacitive behaviour of graphene nanoplatelets embedded epoxy nanocomposite
    (Springer, 2021-01-06T00:00:00) Raval, Bhargav; Sahare, P.D.; Mahapatra, S.K.; Banerjee, I.
    For the development of advanced polymer nanocomposite processability, high-quality and cost-efficiency plays a crucial role which combines mechanical robustness with functional electrochemical properties. In this study, we fabricated the epoxy/graphene nanocomposite (EGNC) with different wt% ratio of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs). The EGNCs were fabricated through a solution mixing process and used it as an electrode to enhance electrochemical properties. The GNPs and EGNCs characterized using XRD, Raman spectroscopy, ATR FT-IR, and FE-SEM for the structural conformation and surface morphological study. The electrochemical analysis results show significant improvement in the specific capacitance in the EGNC samples as compared to the blank epoxy film. Specific capacitance 17.74 Fg?1 was recorded at 10 mVs?1 scan rate in 1.0�M KOH electrolyte solution for the 1.0 wt% EGNC film by cyclic voltammetry analysis. The Galvanostatic charge�discharge and Ragone plots also show mended results by the addition of GNPs. � 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC part of Springer Nature.