Fabrication of Flexible Supercapacitor Electrode Materials by Chemical Oxidation of Iron-Based Amorphous Ribbons
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Fabrication of Amorphous Ribbons
2.2. Fabrication of Flexible Electrodes Decorated with Iron Oxide Nanoparticles
2.3. Materials and Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structural and Morphological Properties
3.2. Electrochemical Performance of the Flexible Electrodes
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Nicolaescu, M.; Vajda, M.; Lazau, C.; Orha, C.; Bandas, C.; Serban, V.-A.; Codrean, C. Fabrication of Flexible Supercapacitor Electrode Materials by Chemical Oxidation of Iron-Based Amorphous Ribbons. Materials 2023, 16, 2820. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16072820
Nicolaescu M, Vajda M, Lazau C, Orha C, Bandas C, Serban V-A, Codrean C. Fabrication of Flexible Supercapacitor Electrode Materials by Chemical Oxidation of Iron-Based Amorphous Ribbons. Materials. 2023; 16(7):2820. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16072820
Chicago/Turabian StyleNicolaescu, Mircea, Melinda Vajda, Carmen Lazau, Corina Orha, Cornelia Bandas, Viorel-Aurel Serban, and Cosmin Codrean. 2023. "Fabrication of Flexible Supercapacitor Electrode Materials by Chemical Oxidation of Iron-Based Amorphous Ribbons" Materials 16, no. 7: 2820. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16072820