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    • Keywords

       

      Reflux; ginger extract (GE); cyclic voltammetry; cycling stability; supercapacitor.

    • Abstract

       

      Ginger extract (GE) was employed for the reduction of graphene oxide (GO) by refluxing in an aqueous medium with different reduction times. The reduced GO was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to investigate structural, chemical bonding and functional groups, respectively. The XRD results reveal that the maximum reduction GO was observed at 12 h. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images showed the formation of a thin sheet-like structure for ginger reduced graphene oxide (GRG12). The electrochemical properties of GRG samples were further evaluated by cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge–discharge (GCD) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The GRG12 showed the highest specific capacitance value of 99.61 F g$^{-1}$ at a scan rate of 5 mV s$^{-1}$ with cycling stability of 98% after 1000 cycles. This study demonstrates the potential of GE for the reduction of GO and efficiency of the reduced product for application in supercapacitors.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      SADHNA RAI1 RABINA BHUJEL1 JOYDEEP BISWAS2 BIBHU PRASAD SWAIN3

      1. Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim Manipal University, Majhitar 737136, East Sikkim, India
      2. Department of Chemistry, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim Manipal University, Majhitar 737136, East Sikkim, India
      3. Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology Manipur, Langol 795004, Manipur, India

    • Dates

       
      Published
      17 February 2021
      Manuscript received
      5 May 2020
      Accepted
      12 August 2020
      Final version published online
      17 February 2021

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