One-step green synthesis of graphene/ZnO nanocomposites for electrochemical capacitors

Ceramics International

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 715-724

  Ezeigwe, Ejikeme Raphael ^a   Tan, Michelle T T ^a   Khiew, Poi Sim ^a   Siong, Chiu Wee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Electrochemical capacitor; Graphene ZnO nanocomposites; Green approach; Pristine graphene; Solvothermal synthesis

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; GRAPHENE; GREEN SYNTHESIS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCOMPOSITES; OXIDE MINERALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZINC METALLOGRAPHY; ZINC OXIDE;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITOR; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPIES (EDS); FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GALVANOSTATIC CHARGE DISCHARGES; GREEN APPROACH; HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; SOLVOTHERMAL SYNTHESIS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84922802714     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.08.128     Document Type: Article

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