Synthesis of HfSe 2 and CuHfSe 2 crystalline materials using the chemical vapor transport method and their applications in supercapacitor energy storage devices
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Abstract This study reports the synthesis of highly crystalline layered HfSe 2 and CuHfSe 2 using the chemical vapor transport method and the investigation of their supercapacitor behavior. Various characterizations were performed in order to confirm and ascertain the structure of the synthesized materials. The CuHfSe 2 electrode exhibited better supercapacitor performance due to its higher conductivity, as confirmed by experimental analysis and density functional theory calculations. The semiconducting nature of HfSe 2 with a 2H phase mainly impedes its electrochemical performance. Further electrochemical analyses were conducted to test the stability of both electrode materials. Moreover, these new nanocrystals can be regarded as promising supercapacitor electrode materials with good specific capacitance, excellent cycling stability, and high energy density due to the unique microstructure of such 2D materials.
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OpenAlex topics: Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication · Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices · Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
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Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou , 310027 , China
Ningbo Titanium Core Technology (Zhejiang) Co. Ltd. , Ningbo , China
Institute of Physics, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology , Rahim Yar Khan , Punjab, 64200 , Pakistan
Department of Chemical Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad , Lahore Campus , Lahore , Pakistan
Research and Development Department, Nanomox Ltd. , London , United Kingdom
Institute of Materials Engineering, University of Siegen , 57076 , Siegen , Germany
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan University , Changsha , Hunan, 410082 , PR China
Advanced Materials Research Chair, Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University , PO Box 2455 , Riyadh , 11451 , Saudia Arabia
College of Mathematical Medicine, Zhejiang Normal University , Jinhua , 321004 , P.R. China
Department of Physics, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore campus , Lahore , Pakistan
SPIN-Lab Centre for Microscopic Research on Matter, University of Silesia in Katowice , 75 Pulku Piechoty 1A, 41-500 , Chorzow , Poland
Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia in Katowice , 9 Szkolna Str., 40-007 , Katowice , Poland
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