A facile synthesis of graphene/Co3V2O8 nanocomposites and their enhanced charge storage performance in electrochemical capacitors

Abstract

The electrochemical capability for the charge and energy storage of supercapacitors can be augmented by fabricating the hybrid and binder-free electrodes. In this work, the novel graphene/Co3V2O8 micro-pencils nanohybrids were successfully developed via the one-pot solvothermal method. The interactive effect between graphene and Co3V2O8 was investigated by varying their mass ratios. Benefiting from the peculiar morphology of Co3V2O8 micro-pencils and the homogenous distribution of Co3V2O8 on the graphene sheets, G-4CVO manifested a relatively promising specific capacitance of 528.17 F·g−1 at 0.5 A·g−1 while 80% of the charge storage capability was still retained even after 5000 continuous cycles. G-4CVO also delivered a remarkable energy density of 73 Wh/kg and these advanced electrochemical performances could be explicated by the integration of graphene sheets which shortens the ions and electrons transportation pathway and at the same time acts as a scaffold to alleviate the volume variation during the inter/de-intercalation process. Keywords: One-pot solvothermal, Graphene, Graphene/Co3V2O8, Supercapacitor