Electrophoretic deposition of mixed copper oxide/GO as cathode and N-doped GO as anode for electrochemical energy storage

In this work, energy storage properties of mixed copper oxide wrapped by reduced graphene oxide and nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide were investigated. First, co-electrophoretic deposition technique was used to coat GO@CuO on nickel foam; followed by electrochemical phase transformation to rGO@CuxO. Electron spectroscopy analyses (XPS, REELS and UPS) confirm the phase transformation and electrochemical reduction. Then, an electrophoretic deposition was carried out for coating nitrogen-doped graphene oxide on nickel foam coupled to its electrochemical reduction to the NrGO. The cathode and anode performances were studied by galvanostatic charge-discharge, cyclic voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy. The rGO@CuxO and NrGO exhibit a favorable specific capacity of 267.2 and 332.6 C g−1 at 2 A g−1, respectively. High electrochemical activity and elimination of polymer binders with a maximum potential of 1.6 V are among the advantages of rGO@CuxO//NrGO electrochemical charge storage device. Furthermore, fabricated device provided a maximum specific power and specific energy of 11917.24 W kg−1 and 14.15 Wh kg−1, respectively, with 86% capacity retention after 2000 cycles.