Constructing high-performance electrode materials using core–shell ZnCo<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@PPy nanowires for hybrid batteries and water splitting
Xiaoyun Liu, Qian Li, Yanli Qin, Yueqiu Jiang
Abstract
Heterogeneity can be used as a promising method to improve the electrochemical performance of electrode materials; thus, ZnCo<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@PPy samples were prepared using a facile hydrothermal route and an electrochemical deposition process.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceSupercapacitorElectrochemistryBifunctionalCurrent densityElectrodeElectrocatalystChemical engineeringNanowireCapacitancePower densityWater splittingCathodeHydrothermal circulationNanotechnologyChemistryCatalysisPower (physics)Physical chemistryPhotocatalysisBiochemistryQuantum mechanicsEngineeringPhysicsSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationAdvanced battery technologies researchElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion