Critical Influence of Reduced Graphene Oxide Mediated Binding of M (M = Mg, Mn) with Co ions, Chemical Stability and Charge Storability Enhancements of Spinal-Type Hierarchical MCo2O4 Nanostructures

• Main Authors: Krishnan, Syam G., Harilal, Midhun, Yar, Asfand, Vijayan, Bincy Lathakumary, Dennis, John Ojur, M. M., Yusoff, Rajan, Jose
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: QC Physics; QD Chemistry; TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17865/1/MgCo2O4%20rGO.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17865/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2017.05.064

This paper reports that addition of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) in MgCo2O4 improves the binding of Mg with Co thereby minimizing magnesium dissolution in aqueous alkaline electrolytes and the resulting MgCo2O4/rGO electrodes offered impressive improvements in charge storage properties. An isostru...