Investigation of structural, morphological and electrochemical properties of mesoporous La<sub>2</sub>CuCoO<sub>6</sub> rods fabricated by facile hydrothermal route

Jashandeep Singh; Ashok Kumar

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Jashandeep Singhand Ashok Kumar, Investigation of structural, morphological and electrochemical properties of mesoporous La₂CuCoO₆ rods fabricated by facile hydrothermal route, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 27(2020), No. 7, pp. 987-995. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-020-2011-6

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Jashandeep Singhand Ashok Kumar, Investigation of structural, morphological and electrochemical properties of mesoporous La2CuCoO6 rods fabricated by facile hydrothermal route, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 27(2020), No. 7, pp. 987-995. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-020-2011-6

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Investigation of structural, morphological and electrochemical properties of mesoporous La₂CuCoO₆ rods fabricated by facile hydrothermal route

Jashandeep Singh¹ and
Ashok Kumar^1,2,

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Ashok Kumar E-mail: ashokku@nitttrchd.ac.in
Received: 30 October 2019; Revised: 7 February 2020; Accepted: 9 February 2020; Available online: 11 February 2020

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This work introduces the facile hydrothermal synthesis of double perovskite La₂CuCoO₆. X-ray diffraction pattern confirmed the formation of a monoclinic phase with P12₁/c1 symmetry. Transmission electron microscopy results revealed that the self-assembled porous rods were composed of nanocrystallite aggregates. The estimated specific surface area of these mesoporous rods with an average pore diameter of 6 nm was ~41 m²·g^–1. The presence of ions with oxidation states of La³⁺, Cu²⁺, and Co²⁺/Co³⁺ on the surface of the mesoporous La₂CuCoO₆ rods was confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis. Via cyclicvoltammetry and chronopotentiometry, the electrode fabricated from the mesoporous La₂CuCoO₆ rods were found to exhibit pseudocapacitive behavior with a specific capacitance of 259.4 F·g^–1 at a current density of 0.5 A·g^–1. An ~89% retention in specific capacitance was achieved after 1000 charge/discharge cycles at a constant current density of 4 A·g^–1.
- rare earth;
- double perovskites;
- oxide materials;
- hydrothermal;
- electrochemical

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