Facile template assisted synthesis and characterization of transition metal oxides for supercapacitor electrode application

Abstract

Increasing demands and prices on traditional conventional energy resources have created vast attention in all countries to develop and harvest renewable energy sources. Renewable energy resources are refilled continuously by nature. In line with this concern, eco-friendly and sustainable energy sources together with energy conversion and improved storage capacities are to be worked on and concentrated to store energy. newlineExtensive progress has been made in developing sustainable energy technologies and devices with high power and energy density. Among the various energy storage devices, supercapacitors (SCs), also known as electrochemical capacitors, have attracted considerable attention as feasible power sources resulting in a wide range of applicability. In view of the working principle of the supercapacitors, it is now high time to understand that we need a material that is characterized with smaller dimensions that may offer more active sites, easier access of electrolyte to the active material, and shorter diffusion distances, thereby leading to improved energy storage and performance of supercapacitors. Consolidating the requirement, the nanomaterials with specific dimensions are found to be the best-suited solution in the realm of energy storage devices, especially supercapacitors. newline