Abstract
Spinel-type manganese oxide/porous carbon (Mn 3O 4/C) nanocomposite powders have been simply prepared by a thermal decomposition of manganese gluconate dihydrate under an Ar gas flow at above 600 °C. The structure and texture of the Mn 3O 4/C nanocomposite powders are investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) equipped scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selected area-electron diffraction (SA-ED), thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA) and adsorption/desorption of N 2 gas at −196 °C. The electrochemical properties of the nanocomposite powders in 1 M KOH aqueous solution are studied, focusing on the relationship between their structures and electrochemical capacitance. In the nanocomposite powders, Mn 3O 4 nano particles approximately 5 nm in size are dispersed in a porous carbon matrix. The nanocomposite powders prepared at 800 °C exhibit a high specific capacitance calculated from cyclic voltammogram of 350 and 600 F g −1 at a sweep rate of 1 and 0.1 mV s −1, respectively. The influence of the heating temperature on the structure and the electrochemical properties of nanocomposite powders is also discussed.
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