Chemical synthesis and supercapacitive properties of lanthanum telluride thin film.

Title Chemical synthesis and supercapacitive properties of lanthanum telluride thin film.
Authors S.J. Patil; A.C. Lokhande; D.W. Lee; J.H. Kim; C.D. Lokhande
Journal J Colloid Interface Sci
DOI 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.11.020
Abstract

Lanthanum telluride (La2Te3) thin films are synthesized via a successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method. The crystal structure, surface morphology and surface wettability properties are investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and contact angle goniometer techniques, respectively. The La2Te3 material exhibits a specific surface area of 51m(2)g(-1) determined by Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) method. La2Te3 thin film electrode has a hydrophilic surface which consists of interconnected pine leaf-like flaky arrays that affect the performance of the supercapacitor. The supercapacitive performance of La2Te3 film electrode is evaluated in 1M LiClO4/PC electrolyte using cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge-discharge, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy techniques. La2Te3 film electrode exhibits a specific capacitance of 194Fg(-1) at a scan rate of 5mVs(-1) and stored energy density of 60Whkg(-1) with delivering power density of 7.22kWkg(-1). La2Te3 film electrode showed capacitive retention of 82% over 1000cycles at a scan rate of 100mVs(-1). Further, flexible La2Te3|LiClO4-PVA|La2Te3 supercapacitor cell is fabricated.

Citation S.J. Patil; A.C. Lokhande; D.W. Lee; J.H. Kim; C.D. Lokhande.Chemical synthesis and supercapacitive properties of lanthanum telluride thin film.. J Colloid Interface Sci. 2017;490:147153. doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2016.11.020

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