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Electrospun Nd3+‐Doped LiMn2O4 Nanofibers as High‐Performance Cathode Material for Li‐Ion Capacitors
Author
Shobana Vijayan, Balakrishnan Kirubasankar, Parthiban Pazhamalai, Arun Kumar Solarajan, Subramania Angaiah
Journal
ChemElectroChem
Page
2059-2067
Year
2017

Abstract

Electrospun high-voltage spinel-typeLiNd0.01Mn1.99O4 nanofibers (LNdMO NFs) were successfully prepared through the electrospinning technique. The thermal behavior of the electrospun precursor fibrous mat was assessed by thermogravimetric/differential thermal analysis. The crystallite structure and phase purity of Nd3+-doped LiMn2O4 was confirmed by X-ray diffraction studies. The chemical structure of the electrospun LNdMO NFs was characterized by Raman spectroscopy studies. The morphology of the nanofibers was examined by using field-emission scanning electron microscopy. A Li-ion capacitor (LIC) coin cell was fabricated by using high-voltage insertion LNdMO NFs as the cathode and black pearl carbon as the anode with electrospun PVdF membrane containing 1 M LiNO3 as the separator and electrolyte. The electrochemical performance of the assembled LIC coin cell was characterized by using cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge−discharge and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The LIC was capable of operating over wide potential window of 1.6 V with excellent capacitance retention of 86 % even after 2500 continuous galvanostatic charge−discharge cycles at a constant current density of 1 A g−1. Furthermore, LIC delivered an energy density of 17 Wh kg−1 and a power density of 397 W kg−1. Moreover, these results show that Nd3+-doped LiMn2O4 NFs can be considered a promising electroactive cathode material for LICs.