Unveiling the future of Ultrasound Chemical Bath Deposition method for flexible supercapacitive electrodes : Impact of  cationic precursors on MnO2 flexible electrodes – a case study

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Under optimized preparative conditions, uniform MnO 2 films grew on the substrates to form the FEs. XRD analysis confirmed the formation of crystalline MnO 2 , further corroborated by EDX. FESEM imaging revealed a transition in surface morphology from mud-like structures with manganese acetate to randomly arranged nanoflakes with manganese nitrate. Surface modification was confirmed by contact angle measurements. Cyclic voltammetry showed the specific capacitance (SC) varied with the Mn 2+ cation source. Galvanostatic charge-discharge further confirmed this trend. The highest SC of 408.50 Fg -1 was exhibited by electrodes prepared with Mn(NO 3 ) 2 .6H 2 O with 90.61 % retention in SC even after 2000 CV cycles. Precursors MnO2 UCBD Supercapacitors Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Introduction Redox capacitors have established themselves to contribute the major sector of charge storage devices by means of the rapid redox reactions at the electrode-electrolyte interface. Since charge storage occurs via redox transitions in the metal species rather than forming alternating layers of charge, these capacitors are identified as integral type of pseudocapacitors. Pseudocapacitors are often used for fast discharge and high power applications [ 1 – 4 ]. Many electrically conducting polymers in pure [ 5 – 7 ] and composite/hybrid forms [ 8 – 10 ], along with various transition metal oxides like RuO 2 [ 11 ], Co 3 O 4 [ 2 ], Fe 2 O 3 [ 4 ], NiO [ 3 ], Fe 3 O 4 [ 12 ], FeOOH [ 13 – 14 ] Cu(OH) 2 [ 15 – 17 ], CuO [ 18 ], etc. have been studied as electrode materials for supercapacitors. There is strong motivation to find inexpensive electrode materials that exhibit pseudocapacitance comparable to that of hydrous amorphous RuO 2 . MnO 2 is inexpensive, abundant, and can access multiple oxidation states for redox charge storage. It exhibits a near-rectangular cyclic voltammetry curve indicative of double layer behavior and a wide potential window enabling pseudocapacitive behavior. Hence, MnO 2 is a promising, affordable alternative to expensive RuO 2 electrodes for supercapacitors [ 19 – 24 ]. Chemical bath deposition (CBD) technique is one of the various techniques for the preparation of the metal oxide/hydroxide (MO/MOH) electrodes. Literature demonstrates a plethora of work performed to synthesize the MO and MOH electrodes using CBD [ 25 – 28 ]. Loose bonding of the charged species on the substrate during the synthesis is one of the hurdle in obtaining the structural stability of the electrodes prepared using the CBD. Ultrasound frequencies are often utilized for cleaning of surfaces of various objects. The vibrations at high frequency remove the foreign particles on the surface of objects. Ultrasound could also be applied during chemical growth of thin film electrodes so as to restrict the loosely bound species and provide the structural stability to the prepared electrodes. Lokhande et al. synthesized Ni 2 O 3 :Fe 1.7 Ni 1.43 O 4 electrodes via ultrasound chemical bath deposition (UCBD), finding uniform film growth without loosely bound species due to ultrasound substrate vibrations [ 29 ]. Hence, we decided to synthesize flexible MnO 2 electrodes via UCBD and study how manganese precursors affect surface morphology and electrochemical properties Materials The chemicals used for synthesis were of analytical grade and purchased from SDFC India. Flexible stainless steel strips (SS) ( \(1\text{c}\text{m} \times 5\text{c}\text{m}\times 600{\mu }\text{m}\) ) were used as substrate materials. Initially the thin films were deposited using pilot synthesis parameters viz. 100 ml of 0.1 M each of MnCl 2 •6 H 2 O, MnCOOH•7 H 2 O, and Mn(NO 3 ) 2 •6 H 2 O as a source of Mn 2+ cations and 0.1 M of NaOH as source of OH − anions. Experimental 3.1. Electrode preparation To prepare the substrates for thin film synthesis, the substrates were initially polished with 1200 grit emery paper. They were then treated with a 0.002 M aqueous HCl solution for 30 minutes and ultrasonicated in double distilled water for 30 minutes. This cleaning process removes contaminants and improves adhesion. These cleaned substrates were attached to an ultrasonic vibrator and immersed in a mixture containing equal volumes (100 mL each) of 0.1 M cationic and anionic precursors for 30 minutes at 200 rpm. Uniform, flexible thin film electrodes were grown on the stainless steel substrate surfaces. The electrodes prepared using MnCl 2 •6H 2 O, MnCOOH•7H 2 O, and Mn(NO 3 ) 2 •6H 2 O were labelled as MC, MA, and MN, respectively. These electrodes were analyzed for surface properties, chemical composition, and electrochemical charge storage behavior using various characterization techniques. 3.2. Characterization X-ray diffraction analysis was carried out using the (Rigaku D/max 2550 Vb + /PC 18 kW with Cu kα λ = 0.15405 nm) diffractometer within the range 20 0 to 80 0 of diffraction angle 2θ by the step width of 0.5 deg. Surface morphological analysis was performed by using filed emission-scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM; MIRA3, TESCAN), and TEM analysis of the optimized samples was performed using TEM: CM 200, Philips respectively. Weight of the deposited materials was measured by weight difference method. Electrochemical supercapacitive behavior of the prepared electrodes was carried out using computer controlled electrochemical workstation (CHI 660 H) and with standard three electrodes cell configuration and the battery cycler (WBCS 3000). Here the prepared electrodes were (MA, MC and MN individually) were used as the working electrodes, platinum wire as a counter electrode and saturated Ag/AgCl as a reference electrode. The cyclic voltammetry (CV) was carried out within the potential window − 1.3V to 1.2V vs. Ag/AgCl in 1 M KOH at the scan rate of 100 mVs − 1 for each electrode. FE with optimum performance was subjected to the CV analyses at various scan rates from 2 mVs − 1 upto 100 mVs − 1 . Galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD) study of the prepared electrodes has been done at 1 mA current. FE with maximum SC was subjected to the GCD analysis at different applied currents. The FE with optimum electrochemical performance was also subjected to electrochemical impedance study (EIS) in the multi-frequency range 1Hz to 1MHz. The Nyquist plots were drawn from the obtained data. Electrochemical series resistance (R s ), charge transfer resistance (R ct ) and Warburg impedance (R w ) were evaluated from the Nyquist plot. Results and discussion Film formation mechanism during the synthesis of CH s is given in reaction 1. 4.1 Film formation mechanism In the reaction solution bath containing the Mn salt as source of Mn 2+ cations and NaOH as source of oxidizing OH - anions As shown in figure, the Mn 2+ cations combine with the OH - anions and form the Mn(OH) 2 . This reacts with atmospheric oxygen and gets further oxidized at room temperature to form MnO 2 liberating excess water content in the form of vapours. The electrodes thus formed are hygroscopic and hence stored in the dissicator. 4.2. Structural elucidation The X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) analyses of the FEs MA, MC and MN have been carried out to get crystallographic information such as orientation of the lattice planes, phase formation etc. for all the prepared samples. The electrodes exhibit peaks at 21.47 o and 44.68 o the observed angles and d values closely matches with the standard values mentioned in JCPDS data card 390375 indicating the formation of MnO 2 lattice planes oriented along the (101) and (400) as shown in Fig. 1 .a. These peaks are used to evaluate the average crystallite size using half intensity width (FWHM) of the XRD peaks using Scherer’s formula. The crystallite size along (400) plane for the samples MA, MC and MN are 14.7 nm, 14.04 nm and 14.5 nm respectively. To check whether the synthesized FEs are hydrophilic or not, the wettability study has been carried out. The contact angles for FEs MA, MC and MN are mentioned at the inset of the Fig. 1 .b. It was observed that the electrode Mn exhibits lowest contact angle of \(25^\circ\) . Thus MN is more hydrophilic. This hydrophilic nature helps to improve the electrode-electrolyte interactions and hence specific capacitance (SC). Surface morphological analyses of the FEs MA, MC and MN are shown along with the elemental composition in the Fig. 2 . It was observed that the FE MA exhibit dense mud-like morphology (Fig. 2 .a1). The electrode MC exhibit formation of micro-globules (Fig. 2 .b1) while the electrode MN exhibit the formation of nano-flakes on the surface of the electrode The average size of the flake was 110 nm (Fig. 2 .c1). As the nano-flakes are randomly arranged, the surface area is higher in case of Mn electrode as compared to MA and MC electrodes. EDX patterns for MA, MC and MN are represented in Fig. 2 .a.2, 2.b.2 and 2.c.2 respectively. Peaks for Mn and O observed in EDX spectra of all the three FEs prove the formation of MnO 2 . The atomic % analysis is mentioned in tables at the inset of respective EDX. These results are matching closely with the XRD analyses and confirm the formation of the MnO 2 . TEM analysis of the MN FE has been carried out (Fig. 3 ). As the material is very dense, we are getting darker patterns in the TEM. Some nano-rod like structures of thickness ~ 10 nm and length 110 nm have been observed. 4.3. Electrochemical analysis The electrochemical analyses have been carried out in two steps. 4.3.1. Comparative Electrochemical analysis of the electrodes Cyclic voltammetric (CV) analyses of FEs MA, MC and MN have been carried in 20 ml aqueous solution of 1 M NaOH at potential scan rate of 100 mVs − 1 (Fig. 4 .a). From CV curves, the SC values were evaluated using Eq. 1. \(\text{S}\text{C}=\frac{{\int }_{{\text{V}}_{1}}^{{\text{V}}_{2}}\text{I}\text{d}\text{V}}{\text{m}\text{V}\frac{\text{d}\text{V}}{\text{d}\text{t}}}\) 1 where ‘m’ be the mass of electroactive material, ‘V’ be the width of the potential window, ‘V 1 ’ and ‘V 2 ’ be potential limits, and ‘ \(\frac{\text{d}\text{V}}{\text{d}\text{t}}\) ’ be the potential scan rate. The CV curves exhibits maximum area integral (i.e. current integral) for MA, where as the current integral for MN was minimum. Yet, as the mass of active material was smallest for MN, the value of SC was more for MN. This is in perfect accordance with the surface analyses. The observed values of SC for different FEs at a scan rate 100 mVs − 1 in 1 M NaOH are shown in table 2. The observed maximum SC is 297.52 Fg − 1 for MN. Hence Manganese Nitrate is the optimized source. Galvanostatic Charge-discharge study of electrodes MA, MC and MN has also been carried out in the same electrolyte at 1 mA applied current (Fig. 4 .b). The SC values calculated using Eq. 2 are mentioned at the inset of Fig. 2 .b. \(\text{S}\text{C}=\frac{{\text{I}}_{\text{d}}{\text{t}}_{\text{d}}}{\text{m}\text{V}}\) 2 where ‘I d ’ be the applied current, ‘t d ’ be the discharging time, ‘m’ be the mass of electroactive material, and ‘V’ is the width of the potential window. The values of SC are nearly same as those given by CV analysis. Despite of the fact that the discharge time (t d ) was smallest for MN electrode, it shows the maximum SC of 297.52 Fg -1 . Thus the GCD corroborates that manganese nitrate is the optimized source to get the maximum SC. Thus the MN electrode was subjected to the detailed electrochemical analyses. 4.3.2. Detailed Electrochemical analysis of the MN electrode The graph of log (I) vs Log (scan rate) was plot (Fig. 5 .c). The slope of the graph log (scan rate) Vs Log (I) was 0.86. This confirms that the charge storage mechanism is combination of two processes. The surface restricted adsorption-desorption of the electrolytic ions. This is accompanied with the diffusion of few \({\text{O}\text{H}}^{-}\) ions in the bulk of the electroactive material. As the slope is tending towards the 1, the adsorption-desorption type of charge storage mechanism is dominant. The CV analysis of MN has been carried out at different scan rates from 2 mVs -1 to 100 mVs -1 (Fig. 5 .a). The values of SC at different scan rates are mentioned at the inset of Fig. 3 .a. It was seen that the current integral goes on increasing with the scan rate. This increase in not in the expected proportion with the scan rate. The redox transitions are not taking place in unison with the transitions in the potential scan rate. This results in the fall in the SC with increasing scan rate. The observed maximum SC at 2 mVs -1 was 408.50 Fg -1 . To check the electrochemical cycling stability of the prepared MN electrode, it was subjected to CV at 100 mVs -1 upto 2000 cycles (Fig. 5 .b). It was seen that the SC initial decreases rapidly to 92% within first 10 cycles of CV. The rate of fall in SC weakens with increasing cycles as we can see 91% retention in SC after 100 cycles. Thereafter there is no decrease in SC observed whatsoever. Thus even after 2000 cycles, 90.61% retention in SC has been observed. MN electrode was subjected to the GCD analysis at different currents (Fig. 5 .d). The GCD curves are different from those of the ideal capacitor. The charging portion has two sub steps. Step 1 may be due to the rapid adsorption of the \({\text{O}\text{H}}^{-}\) ions at the electrode surface. Step 2 shows rapid increase in the value of the current initially followed by the exponential part indicating the saturation of the charge at the surface as the reaction progresses. At higher applied currents, the charge is supplied rapidly but the redox reactions take ample amount of time to take place. This might be the reason why the exponential portion appears longer at the higher currents. The discharging portion has three parts. Initial portion of small ohmic drop is seen. This might be due to the barrier resistance between the electrode and electrolyte, also the interfacial resistance between the electroactive material and the current collecting substrate. This is followed by the rapid discharging portion might be corresponding to desorption of the \({\text{O}\text{H}}^{-}\) species from the electrode surface. Finally the slow discharging portion this corresponds to the redox reaction between electrode and electrolyte. The SC values were calculated using formula 2 are mentioned at the inset of Fig. 3 .d. It was seen that the SC value decreases with increasing currents. The observed maximum SC was 307.65 Fg -1 which is closer to that found by CV at the scan rate 100 mVs -1 . The electrochemical impedance spectroscopic study of MN electrode has been carried in the multi-frequency range 1 Hz to 1 MHz. Figure 5 .e and 5.f depicts the Nyquist plots in high frequency range and whole frequency range respectively. From the Nyquist plots, the electrochemical resistance (R s ), charge transfer resistance (R ct ) and Warburg impedance (R w ) were calculated. The values of R s and R ct were as mentioned in the inset of Fig. 3 .e. Low R s of 1.79 Ω corresponds to the good conductivity of the electrolyte NaOH. Proper inter connections between the nano flakes restricts R ct to 1.57Ω. R w was 2Ω indicating that there is less opposition to the insertion-desertion of the ions. The graph is more tilted towards the imaginary axis. This indicates the charge storage mechanism is dominated by the redox transitions resulting in the dominance of the pseudocapacitive behavior exhibited by MnO 2 . Conclusion The precursors used to make the manganese dioxide (MnO 2 ) flexible electrodes during ultrasonic chemical bath deposition greatly influence their surface texture and thus their supercapacitive performance. The surface morphology of the fabricated flexible electrodes (FEs) changes from a mud-like texture to a surface with randomly arranged nanoflakes around 150 nm in size when manganese(II) acetate tetrahydrate [(CH 3 COO)Mn•6H 2 O] and manganese(II) nitrate hexahydrate [Mn(NO 3 ) 2 •6H 2 O] were separately used as the cationic precursor respectively. The later increases the active surface area of the electrode, making it more hydrophilic, as evidenced by the change in contact angles. The specific capacitance ranges from 158.32 Fg − 1 for acetate-sourced MnO 2 flexible electrodes to 297.52 Fg − 1 for nitrate-sourced MnO 2 flexible electrodes at 100 mVs − 1 during cyclic voltammetry (CV) analysis. The nitrate sourced MnO 2 electrode exhibits highest SC of 408.50 Fg − 1 was exhibited by electrodes prepared with Mn(NO 3 ) 2 .6H 2 O with 90.61% retention in SC even after 2000 CV cycles. The electrochemical series resistance (Rs) and charge transfer resistance (Rct) were found to be 1.79 Ω and 1.57 Ω, respectively. The Warburg impedance (Rw) was 2 Ω. Redox transitions of the electroactive material contribute significantly to charge storage, as the Nyquist plot shifts toward the imaginary axis. This concludes that Mn(NO 3 ) 2 •6 H 2 O is the best precursor to fabricate MnO 2 electrodes using ultrasonic chemical bath deposition. Declarations Conflicts of interest Authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest regarding their roles and the work done. 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XRD patterns; b. contact angle measurement of MC, MA and MN\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","description":"","filename":"floatimage3.png","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-4121031/v1/224c7ecf5479402f67fd2789.png"},{"id":53195366,"identity":"6e052d0f-c2f1-4da1-a989-d850759c5a75","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2024-03-21 18:21:12","extension":"png","order_by":2,"title":"Figure 2","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"figure","size":330748,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;a1,b1,c1 FESEM images and a2,b2,c2 EDX patterns of MA, MC and MN\u003c/p\u003e","description":"","filename":"floatimage4.png","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-4121031/v1/900f41e459d6b1debcfd6e77.png"},{"id":53194499,"identity":"1aca4b1d-3b03-4b3b-9507-701b5f19b8f5","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2024-03-21 18:13:12","extension":"png","order_by":3,"title":"Figure 3","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"figure","size":110426,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTEM image of MN electrode.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","description":"","filename":"floatimage5.png","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-4121031/v1/871f8aca5628df99a0f7aafc.png"},{"id":53194501,"identity":"a59285f6-3456-4f6a-acce-3161b5b76249","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2024-03-21 18:13:12","extension":"png","order_by":4,"title":"Figure 4","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"figure","size":180729,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea.CV curves at 100 mVs\u003c/strong\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-1\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e; b.GCD curves at current 1 mA for MA, MC and MN in 1M NaOH\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e","description":"","filename":"floatimage6.png","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-4121031/v1/6874e61a74445c047c7b8dc9.png"},{"id":53194500,"identity":"65b5e837-1054-4efa-84f0-1b6b783ddb95","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2024-03-21 18:13:12","extension":"png","order_by":5,"title":"Figure 5","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"figure","size":461704,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea.CV curves at different scan rates; b.cycling stability study at 100 mVs\u003c/strong\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-1\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e for 2000 cycles; c.log (scan rate) vs log (I); d.GCD curves at different applied currents; e.EIS in high frequency range; f.EIS in whole frequency range for MN electrode.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","description":"","filename":"floatimage7.png","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-4121031/v1/3f02b0c1e9ae82aadc81a3cd.png"},{"id":54628628,"identity":"95583828-d80c-4e3f-9327-a16ac6e7c989","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2024-04-13 15:43:26","extension":"pdf","order_by":0,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"manuscript-pdf","size":979574,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"manuscript.pdf","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-4121031/v1/2ccf7b5f-0d81-4e64-8d49-43e63b038bbf.pdf"},{"id":53194495,"identity":"e42b6e8b-0f8c-41dc-a7cf-e4ae0a0383d4","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2024-03-21 18:13:12","extension":"png","order_by":1,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"supplement","size":6431,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScheme 1. Film formation mechanism\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","description":"","filename":"Scheme1.png","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-4121031/v1/1c693a8d8ab424d6eb23912d.png"},{"id":53194496,"identity":"82c4f2dc-37e5-4a1f-bb9c-3960b47b1b63","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2024-03-21 18:13:12","extension":"png","order_by":2,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"supplement","size":164244,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"\u003cp\u003eGraphical Abstract\u003c/p\u003e","description":"","filename":"floatimage1.png","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-4121031/v1/6285c95af76f95233106320e.png"}],"financialInterests":"No competing interests reported.","formattedTitle":"Unveiling the future of Ultrasound Chemical Bath Deposition method for flexible supercapacitive electrodes : Impact of cationic precursors on MnO2 flexible electrodes – a case study","fulltext":[{"header":"Introduction","content":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"BlockQuote\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eRedox capacitors have established themselves to contribute the major sector of charge storage devices by means of the rapid redox reactions at the electrode-electrolyte interface. Since charge storage occurs via redox transitions in the metal species rather than forming alternating layers of charge, these capacitors are identified as integral type of pseudocapacitors. Pseudocapacitors are often used for fast discharge and high power applications [\u003cspan additionalcitationids=\"CR2 CR3\" citationid=\"CR1\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e1\u003c/span\u003e\u0026ndash;\u003cspan citationid=\"CR4\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e4\u003c/span\u003e]. Many electrically conducting polymers in pure [\u003cspan additionalcitationids=\"CR6\" citationid=\"CR5\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e5\u003c/span\u003e\u0026ndash;\u003cspan citationid=\"CR7\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e7\u003c/span\u003e] and composite/hybrid forms [\u003cspan additionalcitationids=\"CR9\" citationid=\"CR8\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e8\u003c/span\u003e\u0026ndash;\u003cspan citationid=\"CR10\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e10\u003c/span\u003e], along with various transition metal oxides like RuO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e [\u003cspan citationid=\"CR11\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e11\u003c/span\u003e], Co\u003csub\u003e3\u003c/sub\u003eO\u003csub\u003e4\u003c/sub\u003e [\u003cspan citationid=\"CR2\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2\u003c/span\u003e], Fe\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003eO\u003csub\u003e3\u003c/sub\u003e [\u003cspan citationid=\"CR4\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e4\u003c/span\u003e], NiO [\u003cspan citationid=\"CR3\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e3\u003c/span\u003e], Fe\u003csub\u003e3\u003c/sub\u003eO\u003csub\u003e4\u003c/sub\u003e [\u003cspan citationid=\"CR12\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e12\u003c/span\u003e], FeOOH [\u003cspan citationid=\"CR13\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e13\u003c/span\u003e\u0026ndash;\u003cspan citationid=\"CR14\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e14\u003c/span\u003e] Cu(OH)\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e [\u003cspan additionalcitationids=\"CR16\" citationid=\"CR15\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e15\u003c/span\u003e\u0026ndash;\u003cspan citationid=\"CR17\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e17\u003c/span\u003e], CuO [\u003cspan citationid=\"CR18\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e18\u003c/span\u003e], etc. have been studied as electrode materials for supercapacitors. There is strong motivation to find inexpensive electrode materials that exhibit pseudocapacitance comparable to that of hydrous amorphous RuO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e. MnO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e is inexpensive, abundant, and can access multiple oxidation states for redox charge storage. It exhibits a near-rectangular cyclic voltammetry curve indicative of double layer behavior and a wide potential window enabling pseudocapacitive behavior. Hence, MnO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e is a promising, affordable alternative to expensive RuO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e electrodes for supercapacitors [\u003cspan additionalcitationids=\"CR20 CR21 CR22 CR23\" citationid=\"CR19\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e19\u003c/span\u003e\u0026ndash;\u003cspan citationid=\"CR24\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e24\u003c/span\u003e].\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChemical bath deposition (CBD) technique is one of the various techniques for the preparation of the metal oxide/hydroxide (MO/MOH) electrodes. Literature demonstrates a plethora of work performed to synthesize the MO and MOH electrodes using CBD [\u003cspan additionalcitationids=\"CR26 CR27\" citationid=\"CR25\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e25\u003c/span\u003e\u0026ndash;\u003cspan citationid=\"CR28\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e28\u003c/span\u003e]. Loose bonding of the charged species on the substrate during the synthesis is one of the hurdle in obtaining the structural stability of the electrodes prepared using the CBD.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUltrasound frequencies are often utilized for cleaning of surfaces of various objects. The vibrations at high frequency remove the foreign particles on the surface of objects. Ultrasound could also be applied during chemical growth of thin film electrodes so as to restrict the loosely bound species and provide the structural stability to the prepared electrodes. Lokhande et al. synthesized Ni\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003eO\u003csub\u003e3\u003c/sub\u003e:Fe\u003csub\u003e1.7\u003c/sub\u003eNi\u003csub\u003e1.43\u003c/sub\u003eO\u003csub\u003e4\u003c/sub\u003e electrodes via ultrasound chemical bath deposition (UCBD), finding uniform film growth without loosely bound species due to ultrasound substrate vibrations [\u003cspan citationid=\"CR29\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e29\u003c/span\u003e]. Hence, we decided to synthesize flexible MnO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e electrodes via UCBD and study how manganese precursors affect surface morphology and electrochemical properties\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"Materials","content":"\u003cp\u003eThe chemicals used for synthesis were of analytical grade and purchased from SDFC India. Flexible stainless steel strips (SS) (\u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\(1\\text{c}\\text{m} \\times 5\\text{c}\\text{m}\\times 600{\\mu }\\text{m}\\)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e) were used as substrate materials. Initially the thin films were deposited using pilot synthesis parameters viz. 100 ml of 0.1 M each of MnCl\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e\u0026bull;6 H\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003eO, MnCOOH\u0026bull;7 H\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003eO, and Mn(NO\u003csub\u003e3\u003c/sub\u003e)\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e\u0026bull;6 H\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003eO as a source of Mn\u003csup\u003e2+\u003c/sup\u003e cations and 0.1 M of NaOH as source of OH\u003csup\u003e\u0026minus;\u003c/sup\u003e anions.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"Experimental","content":"\u003cdiv id=\"Sec4\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003e3.1. Electrode preparation\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo prepare the substrates for thin film synthesis, the substrates were initially polished with 1200 grit emery paper. They were then treated with a 0.002 M aqueous HCl solution for 30 minutes and ultrasonicated in double distilled water for 30 minutes. This cleaning process removes contaminants and improves adhesion. These cleaned substrates were attached to an ultrasonic vibrator and immersed in a mixture containing equal volumes (100 mL each) of 0.1 M cationic and anionic precursors for 30 minutes at 200 rpm. Uniform, flexible thin film electrodes were grown on the stainless steel substrate surfaces. The electrodes prepared using MnCl\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e\u0026bull;6H\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003eO, MnCOOH\u0026bull;7H\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003eO, and Mn(NO\u003csub\u003e3\u003c/sub\u003e)\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e\u0026bull;6H\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003eO were labelled as MC, MA, and MN, respectively. These electrodes were analyzed for surface properties, chemical composition, and electrochemical charge storage behavior using various characterization techniques.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec5\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003e3.2. Characterization\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eX-ray diffraction analysis was carried out using the (Rigaku D/max 2550 Vb\u003csup\u003e+\u003c/sup\u003e/PC 18 kW with Cu kα λ\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.15405 nm) diffractometer within the range 20\u003csup\u003e0\u003c/sup\u003e to 80\u003csup\u003e0\u003c/sup\u003e of diffraction angle 2θ by the step width of 0.5 deg. Surface morphological analysis was performed by using filed emission-scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM; MIRA3, TESCAN), and TEM analysis of the optimized samples was performed using TEM: CM 200, Philips respectively. Weight of the deposited materials was measured by weight difference method. Electrochemical supercapacitive behavior of the prepared electrodes was carried out using computer controlled electrochemical workstation (CHI 660 H) and with standard three electrodes cell configuration and the battery cycler (WBCS 3000). Here the prepared electrodes were (MA, MC and MN individually) were used as the working electrodes, platinum wire as a counter electrode and saturated Ag/AgCl as a reference electrode. The cyclic voltammetry (CV) was carried out within the potential window \u0026minus;\u0026thinsp;1.3V to 1.2V vs. Ag/AgCl in 1 M KOH at the scan rate of 100 mVs\u003csup\u003e\u0026minus;\u0026thinsp;1\u003c/sup\u003e for each electrode. FE with optimum performance was subjected to the CV analyses at various scan rates from 2 mVs\u003csup\u003e\u0026minus;\u0026thinsp;1\u003c/sup\u003e upto 100 mVs\u003csup\u003e\u0026minus;\u0026thinsp;1\u003c/sup\u003e. Galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD) study of the prepared electrodes has been done at 1 mA current. FE with maximum SC was subjected to the GCD analysis at different applied currents. The FE with optimum electrochemical performance was also subjected to electrochemical impedance study (EIS) in the multi-frequency range 1Hz to 1MHz. The Nyquist plots were drawn from the obtained data. Electrochemical series resistance (R\u003csub\u003es\u003c/sub\u003e), charge transfer resistance (R\u003csub\u003ect\u003c/sub\u003e) and Warburg impedance (R\u003csub\u003ew\u003c/sub\u003e) were evaluated from the Nyquist plot.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e"},{"header":"Results and discussion","content":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"BlockQuote\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilm formation mechanism during the synthesis of CH\u003csub\u003es\u003c/sub\u003e is given in reaction 1.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec7\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003e4.1 Film formation mechanism\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"BlockQuote\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the reaction solution bath containing the Mn salt as source of Mn\u003csup\u003e2+\u003c/sup\u003e cations and NaOH as source of oxidizing OH\u003csup\u003e-\u003c/sup\u003e anions\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"BlockQuote\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs shown in figure, the Mn\u003csup\u003e2+\u003c/sup\u003e cations combine with the OH\u003csup\u003e-\u003c/sup\u003e anions and form the Mn(OH)\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e. This reacts with atmospheric oxygen and gets further oxidized at room temperature to form MnO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e liberating excess water content in the form of vapours. The electrodes thus formed are hygroscopic and hence stored in the dissicator.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec8\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003e4.2. Structural elucidation\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"BlockQuote\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) analyses of the FEs MA, MC and MN have been carried out to get crystallographic information such as orientation of the lattice planes, phase formation etc. for all the prepared samples. The electrodes exhibit peaks at 21.47\u003csup\u003eo\u003c/sup\u003e and 44.68\u003csup\u003eo\u003c/sup\u003e the observed angles and d values closely matches with the standard values mentioned in JCPDS data card 390375 indicating the formation of MnO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e lattice planes oriented along the (101) and (400) as shown in Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig1\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e1\u003c/span\u003e.a. These peaks are used to evaluate the average crystallite size using half intensity width (FWHM) of the XRD peaks using Scherer\u0026rsquo;s formula. The crystallite size along (400) plane for the samples MA, MC and MN are 14.7 nm, 14.04 nm and 14.5 nm respectively.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo check whether the synthesized FEs are hydrophilic or not, the wettability study has been carried out. The contact angles for FEs MA, MC and MN are mentioned at the inset of the Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig1\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e1\u003c/span\u003e.b. It was observed that the electrode Mn exhibits lowest contact angle of \u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\(25^\\circ\\)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"BlockQuote\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eThus MN is more hydrophilic. This hydrophilic nature helps to improve the electrode-electrolyte interactions and hence specific capacitance (SC).\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurface morphological analyses of the FEs MA, MC and MN are shown along with the elemental composition in the Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig2\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e2\u003c/span\u003e. It was observed that the FE MA exhibit dense mud-like morphology (Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig2\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e2\u003c/span\u003e.a1). The electrode MC exhibit formation of micro-globules (Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig2\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e2\u003c/span\u003e.b1) while the electrode MN exhibit the formation of nano-flakes on the surface of the electrode The average size of the flake was 110 nm (Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig2\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e2\u003c/span\u003e.c1). As the nano-flakes are randomly arranged, the surface area is higher in case of Mn electrode as compared to MA and MC electrodes.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEDX patterns for MA, MC and MN are represented in Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig2\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e2\u003c/span\u003e.a.2, 2.b.2 and 2.c.2 respectively. Peaks for Mn and O observed in EDX spectra of all the three FEs prove the formation of MnO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e. The atomic % analysis is mentioned in tables at the inset of respective EDX. These results are matching closely with the XRD analyses and confirm the formation of the MnO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTEM analysis of the MN FE has been carried out (Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig3\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e3\u003c/span\u003e). As the material is very dense, we are getting darker patterns in the TEM. Some nano-rod like structures of thickness\u0026thinsp;~\u0026thinsp;10 nm and length 110 nm have been observed.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec9\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003e4.3. Electrochemical analysis\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe electrochemical analyses have been carried out in two steps.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec10\" class=\"Section3\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003e4.3.1. Comparative Electrochemical analysis of the electrodes\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eCyclic voltammetric (CV) analyses of FEs MA, MC and MN have been carried in 20 ml aqueous solution of 1 M NaOH at potential scan rate of 100 mVs\u003csup\u003e\u0026minus;\u0026thinsp;1\u003c/sup\u003e (Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig4\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e4\u003c/span\u003e.a). From CV curves, the SC values were evaluated using Eq.\u0026nbsp;1.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\(\\text{S}\\text{C}=\\frac{{\\int }_{{\\text{V}}_{1}}^{{\\text{V}}_{2}}\\text{I}\\text{d}\\text{V}}{\\text{m}\\text{V}\\frac{\\text{d}\\text{V}}{\\text{d}\\text{t}}}\\)\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e 1\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ewhere \u0026lsquo;m\u0026rsquo; be the mass of electroactive material, \u0026lsquo;V\u0026rsquo; be the width of the potential window, \u0026lsquo;V\u003csub\u003e1\u003c/sub\u003e\u0026rsquo; and \u0026lsquo;V\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e\u0026rsquo; be potential limits, and \u0026lsquo; \u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\(\\frac{\\text{d}\\text{V}}{\\text{d}\\text{t}}\\)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u0026rsquo; be the potential scan rate. The CV curves exhibits maximum area integral (i.e. current integral) for MA, where as the current integral for MN was minimum. Yet, as the mass of active material was smallest for MN, the value of SC was more for MN. This is in perfect accordance with the surface analyses. The observed values of SC for different FEs at a scan rate 100 mVs\u003csup\u003e\u0026minus;\u0026thinsp;1\u003c/sup\u003e in 1 M NaOH are shown in table 2. The observed maximum SC is 297.52 Fg\u003csup\u003e\u0026minus;\u0026thinsp;1\u003c/sup\u003e for MN. Hence Manganese Nitrate is the optimized source.\u003cdiv class=\"BlockQuote\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eGalvanostatic Charge-discharge study of electrodes MA, MC and MN has also been carried out in the same electrolyte at 1 mA applied current (Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig4\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e4\u003c/span\u003e.b).\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"BlockQuote\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe SC values calculated using Eq.\u0026nbsp;2 are mentioned at the inset of Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig2\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e2\u003c/span\u003e.b.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\(\\text{S}\\text{C}=\\frac{{\\text{I}}_{\\text{d}}{\\text{t}}_{\\text{d}}}{\\text{m}\\text{V}}\\)\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e 2\u003cdiv class=\"BlockQuote\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhere \u0026lsquo;I\u003csub\u003ed\u003c/sub\u003e\u0026rsquo; be the applied current, \u0026lsquo;t\u003csub\u003ed\u003c/sub\u003e\u0026rsquo; be the discharging time, \u0026lsquo;m\u0026rsquo; be the mass of electroactive material, and \u0026lsquo;V\u0026rsquo; is the width of the potential window. The values of SC are nearly same as those given by CV analysis. Despite of the fact that the discharge time (t\u003csub\u003ed\u003c/sub\u003e) was smallest for MN electrode, it shows the maximum SC of 297.52 Fg\u003csup\u003e-1\u003c/sup\u003e. Thus the GCD corroborates that manganese nitrate is the optimized source to get the maximum SC. Thus the MN electrode was subjected to the detailed electrochemical analyses.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec11\" class=\"Section3\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003e4.3.2. Detailed Electrochemical analysis of the MN electrode\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"BlockQuote\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe graph of log (I) vs Log (scan rate) was plot (Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig5\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e5\u003c/span\u003e.c). The slope of the graph log (scan rate) Vs Log (I) was 0.86. This confirms that the charge storage mechanism is combination of two processes. The surface restricted adsorption-desorption of the electrolytic ions. This is accompanied with the diffusion of few \u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\({\\text{O}\\text{H}}^{-}\\)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e ions in the bulk of the electroactive material. As the slope is tending towards the 1, the adsorption-desorption type of charge storage mechanism is dominant.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe CV analysis of MN has been carried out at different scan rates from 2 mVs\u003csup\u003e-1\u003c/sup\u003e to 100 mVs\u003csup\u003e-1\u003c/sup\u003e (Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig5\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e5\u003c/span\u003e.a). The values of SC at different scan rates are mentioned at the inset of Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig3\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e3\u003c/span\u003e.a. It was seen that the current integral goes on increasing with the scan rate. This increase in not in the expected proportion with the scan rate. The redox transitions are not taking place in unison with the transitions in the potential scan rate. This results in the fall in the SC with increasing scan rate. The observed maximum SC at 2 mVs\u003csup\u003e-1\u003c/sup\u003e was 408.50 Fg\u003csup\u003e-1\u003c/sup\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo check the electrochemical cycling stability of the prepared MN electrode, it was subjected to CV at 100 mVs\u003csup\u003e-1\u003c/sup\u003e upto 2000 cycles (Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig5\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e5\u003c/span\u003e.b). It was seen that the SC initial decreases rapidly to 92% within first 10 cycles of CV. The rate of fall in SC weakens with increasing cycles as we can see 91% retention in SC after 100 cycles. Thereafter there is no decrease in SC observed whatsoever. Thus even after 2000 cycles, 90.61% retention in SC has been observed.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMN electrode was subjected to the GCD analysis at different currents (Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig5\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e5\u003c/span\u003e.d). The GCD curves are different from those of the ideal capacitor. The charging portion has two sub\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003esteps. Step 1 may be due to the rapid adsorption of the \u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\({\\text{O}\\text{H}}^{-}\\)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e ions at the electrode surface. Step 2 shows rapid increase in the value of the current initially followed by the exponential part indicating the saturation of the charge at the surface as the reaction progresses. At higher applied\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ecurrents, the charge is supplied rapidly but the redox reactions take ample amount of time to take place. This might be the reason why the exponential portion appears longer at the higher currents. The discharging portion has three parts. Initial portion of small ohmic drop is seen. This might be due to the barrier resistance between the electrode and electrolyte, also the interfacial resistance between the electroactive material and the current collecting substrate. This is followed by the rapid discharging portion might be corresponding to desorption of the \u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\({\\text{O}\\text{H}}^{-}\\)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e species from the electrode surface. Finally the slow discharging portion this corresponds to the redox reaction between electrode and electrolyte. The SC values were calculated using formula 2 are mentioned at the inset of Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig3\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e3\u003c/span\u003e.d. It was seen that the SC value decreases with increasing currents. The observed maximum SC was 307.65 Fg\u003csup\u003e-1\u003c/sup\u003e which is closer to that found by CV at the scan rate 100 mVs\u003csup\u003e-1\u003c/sup\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe electrochemical impedance spectroscopic study of MN electrode has been carried in the multi-frequency range 1 Hz to 1 MHz. Figure\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig5\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e5\u003c/span\u003e.e and 5.f depicts the Nyquist plots in high frequency range and whole frequency range respectively. From the Nyquist plots, the electrochemical resistance (R\u003csub\u003es\u003c/sub\u003e), charge transfer resistance (R\u003csub\u003ect\u003c/sub\u003e) and Warburg impedance (R\u003csub\u003ew\u003c/sub\u003e) were calculated. The values of R\u003csub\u003es\u003c/sub\u003e and R\u003csub\u003ect\u003c/sub\u003e were as mentioned in the inset of Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig3\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e3\u003c/span\u003e.e. Low R\u003csub\u003es\u003c/sub\u003e of 1.79 Ω corresponds to the good conductivity of the electrolyte NaOH. Proper inter connections\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ebetween the nano flakes restricts R\u003csub\u003ect\u003c/sub\u003e to 1.57Ω. R\u003csub\u003ew\u003c/sub\u003e was 2Ω indicating that there is less opposition to the insertion-desertion of the ions. The graph is more tilted towards the imaginary axis. This indicates the charge storage mechanism is dominated by the redox transitions resulting in the dominance of the pseudocapacitive behavior exhibited by MnO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/div\u003e"},{"header":"Conclusion","content":"\u003cp\u003eThe precursors used to make the manganese dioxide (MnO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e) flexible electrodes during ultrasonic chemical bath deposition greatly influence their surface texture and thus their supercapacitive performance. The surface morphology of the fabricated flexible electrodes (FEs) changes from a \u003cem\u003emud-like texture\u003c/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003ea surface with randomly arranged nanoflakes around 150 nm in size\u003c/em\u003e when manganese(II) acetate tetrahydrate [(CH\u003csub\u003e3\u003c/sub\u003eCOO)Mn\u0026bull;6H\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003eO] and manganese(II) nitrate hexahydrate [Mn(NO\u003csub\u003e3\u003c/sub\u003e)\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e\u0026bull;6H\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003eO] were separately used as the cationic precursor respectively. The later increases the active surface area of the electrode, making it more hydrophilic, as evidenced by the change in contact angles. The specific capacitance ranges from 158.32 Fg\u003csup\u003e\u0026minus;\u0026thinsp;1\u003c/sup\u003e for acetate-sourced MnO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e flexible electrodes to 297.52 Fg\u003csup\u003e\u0026minus;\u0026thinsp;1\u003c/sup\u003e for nitrate-sourced MnO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e flexible electrodes at 100 mVs\u003csup\u003e\u0026minus;\u0026thinsp;1\u003c/sup\u003e during cyclic voltammetry (CV) analysis. The nitrate sourced MnO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e electrode exhibits highest SC of 408.50 Fg\u003csup\u003e\u0026minus;\u0026thinsp;1\u003c/sup\u003e was exhibited by electrodes prepared with Mn(NO\u003csub\u003e3\u003c/sub\u003e)\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e.6H\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003eO with 90.61% retention in SC even after 2000 CV cycles. The electrochemical series resistance (Rs) and charge transfer resistance (Rct) were found to be 1.79 Ω and 1.57 Ω, respectively. The Warburg impedance (Rw) was 2 Ω. Redox transitions of the electroactive material contribute significantly to charge storage, as the Nyquist plot shifts toward the imaginary axis. This concludes that Mn(NO\u003csub\u003e3\u003c/sub\u003e)\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e\u0026bull;6 H\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003eO is the best precursor to fabricate MnO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e electrodes using ultrasonic chemical bath deposition.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"Declarations","content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConflicts of interest\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthors declare that they have no conflicts of interest regarding their roles and the work done.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor contributions\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA.\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA. Deshmane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRole (Methodology, Investigation)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is the first author of the present work. He has synthesized the flexible thin film electrodes and performed the material characterizations. The author has also contributed in writing the manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eA. V. Thakur\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRole (Investigation, Formal analysis)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has provided the electrochemical characterizations and have contributed to the manuscript writing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD. J. Salunkhe\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRole (Conceptualization, Project administration)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Theme of the present work has been decided by the author and he supervised and corrected the work wherever is needed for the best results.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eR. B. Bhosale\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eRole (Project administration) \u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was the co investigator of the work. He has done editing and corrections of the \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;manuscript draft.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"References","content":"\u003col\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eB. E. Conway, Kluwer-Plenum, Electrochemical Supercapacitors Scientific Fundamentals and Technological Applications, New York, 1999. 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Lokhande, Symmetric supercapacitor comprising Ni\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003eO\u003csub\u003e3\u003c/sub\u003e: Fe\u003csub\u003e1. 7\u003c/sub\u003eNi\u003csub\u003e1. 43\u003c/sub\u003eO\u003csub\u003e4\u003c/sub\u003e electrodes prepared by ultrasound chemical bath deposition route, Materials Letters 351, (2023),134999\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e"},{"header":"Scheme 1 ","content":"\u003cp\u003eScheme 1 is available in the Supplementary Files section.\u003c/p\u003e"}],"fulltextSource":"","fullText":"","funders":[],"hasAdminPriorityOnWorkflow":false,"hasManuscriptDocX":true,"hasOptedInToPreprint":true,"hasPassedJournalQc":"","hasAnyPriority":false,"hideJournal":true,"highlight":"","institution":"","isAcceptedByJournal":false,"isAuthorSuppliedPdf":false,"isDeskRejected":"","isHiddenFromSearch":false,"isInQc":false,"isInWorkflow":true,"isPdf":false,"isPdfUpToDate":true,"isWithdrawnOrRetracted":false,"journal":{"display":true,"email":"[email protected]","identity":"researchsquare","isNatureJournal":false,"hasQc":true,"allowDirectSubmit":true,"externalIdentity":"","sideBox":"","snPcode":"","submissionUrl":"/submission","title":"Research Square","twitterHandle":"researchsquare","acdcEnabled":true,"dfaEnabled":false,"editorialSystem":"","reportingPortfolio":"","inReviewEnabled":false,"inReviewRevisionsEnabled":true},"keywords":"Precursors, MnO2, UCBD, Supercapacitors","lastPublishedDoi":"10.21203/rs.3.rs-4121031/v1","lastPublishedDoiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4121031/v1","license":{"name":"CC BY 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},"manuscriptAbstract":"\u003cp\u003eMnO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e flexible electrodes (FEs) were synthesized by novel ultrasound chemical bath deposition (UCBD) using aqueous solutions of three different manganese (II) cationic precursors viz. manganese acetate, manganese chloride, and manganese nitrate. 1M aqueous NaOH solution was used as the oxidizer for each precursor. Under optimized preparative conditions, uniform MnO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e films grew on the substrates to form the FEs. XRD analysis confirmed the formation of crystalline MnO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e, further corroborated by EDX. FESEM imaging revealed a transition in surface morphology from mud-like structures with manganese acetate to randomly arranged nanoflakes with manganese nitrate. Surface modification was confirmed by contact angle measurements. Cyclic voltammetry showed the specific capacitance (SC) varied with the Mn\u003csup\u003e2+\u003c/sup\u003e cation source. Galvanostatic charge-discharge further confirmed this trend. 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