Issue 49, 2014

One-step synthesis of high-quality N-doped graphene/Fe3O4 hybrid nanocomposite and its improved supercapacitor performances

Abstract

A series of high-quality N-doped graphene (N-graphene)/Fe3O4 nanocomposites were readily obtained by a simple one-pot hydrothermal method under mild conditions. The as-prepared N-graphene/Fe3O4 hybrids were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The experimental results demonstrated that ferromagnetic Fe3O4 nanocrystals (NCs) of sub-9 nm are facilely achieved and densely anchored onto the surface of N-graphene nanosheets. As an electrode material for electrochemical capacitors, the electrochemical properties of N-graphene/Fe3O4 nanocomposites were tested, and it was interesting to find that the combination of N-graphene nanosheets with Fe3O4 NCs showed much higher specific capacitance than that of either pure N-graphene or pure Fe3O4 NCs, making them a promising electrode material for supercapacitors. Furthermore, the N-graphene hybrids also showed stable cycling performance along with 95% specific capacitance retained after 1000 cycle tests.

Graphical abstract: One-step synthesis of high-quality N-doped graphene/Fe3O4 hybrid nanocomposite and its improved supercapacitor performances

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 Apr 2014
Accepted
02 Jun 2014
First published
02 Jun 2014

RSC Adv., 2014,4, 25658-25665

Author version available

One-step synthesis of high-quality N-doped graphene/Fe3O4 hybrid nanocomposite and its improved supercapacitor performances

L. Li, Y. Dou, L. Wang, M. Luo and J. Liang, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 25658 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA02962C

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