Recently, ternary metal oxides carbon composites recognized as metal organic frameworks (MOFs) have gained striking attention for supercapacitor electrode material due to high surface area, porosity, chemical stability, tunable properties, redox activity, and eco-friendly material. ZIF-67 is a novel MOF possessing these characteristics. Therefore, the present work reports the development of ternary iron-nickel–cobalt ZIF-67 composites (FeNiCo ZIF-67) using co-precipitation method with the variation in molar concentration of iron oxide, nickel oxide, and cobalt oxide. Physico-chemical characterizations of developed materials were investigated through X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to confirm the successful formation of composites and structure, morphology. Then, the electrodes were fabricated for all three synthesized composites and electrochemical analyses such as cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanic charge–discharge (GCD), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were performed. The results revealed the porous polyhedral structure of FeNiCo ZIF-67 with different compositions consisting of interconnected nanoparticles played an important role in increasing the charge storage capacity of the material. Among the composites, FeNiCo ZIF-67 (1:2:1) electrode material achieved the highest specific capacitance of 532.7 F/g at a current density of 1 A/g. FeNiCo ZIF-67 (1:2:1) exhibited maximum electrochemical active surface area 89.12. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) demonstrated the minimal resistance of 7.8 Ω by FeNiCo ZIF-67 (1:2:1) composite electrode compared to the other two electrode materials. Cyclic stability study revealed the capacitance retention of 91 % after 10,000 continuous charge discharge cycles at a current density of 10 A/g. Electrode material demonstrated an outstanding electrochemical performance, and this work could provide a simple strategy to fabricate FeNiCo ZIF-67 nanostructured electrode materials for supercapacitors.
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