Functionalize cobalt ferrite and ferric oxide by nitrogen organic compound with high supercapacitor performance
Zaid H. Mahmoud, Omar G. Hammoudi, Ahmed N. Abd, Yehya M. Ahmed, Usama S. Altimari, Ashour H. Dawood, Riyam Shaker
Abstract
We reported the synthesis of γ-Fe 2 O 3 @SiO 2 -2-(2-benzothiazolyl azo)-4-methoxyaniline and CoFe 2 O 4 @SiO 2 -2-(2-benzothiazolyl azo)-4-methoxyaniline electrodes for effieicent and highly stable supercapacitor performance by using Stober method. The two electrodes illustrated high specific capacitance of 640 and 580F.g −1 and excellent stability up to 1000 cycles charge–discharge cycles. The results appeared that the capacitance value of CoFe 2 O 4 @SiO 2 -2-(2-benzothiazolyl azo)-4-methoxyaniline is higher than γ -Fe 2 O 3 @SiO 2 -2-(2-benzothiazolyl azo)-4-methoxyaniline, which revealed the extraordinary performance of CoFe 2 O 4 electrode. The electrochemical activity of CoFe 2 O 4 electrode is attributed to the synergistic effect of oxidation–reduction coupling between copper and ferric ions.