Design and construction of heterostructured Zn2V2O7 cubes and hexagons as an electrode material for high-performance asymmetric supercapacitor applications.

Hierarchical nanostructures have harvested noteworthy attention lately owing to their remarkable capabilities in the fields of energy storing and transformation, catalysis, and electrical devices. We established an effort less and template-free synthetic method to create hierarchical hetero nanostructures of Zn2V2O7, taking into account the benefits of hierarchical nanostructures, we investigated the performance of HNs (Hierarchical Nanostructures) as electrochemical supercapacitors. Electrochemical tests were tested in a 6 M KOH solution to assess their capabilities. The Zn2V2O7 electrode's measured specific capacitance was 750F/g at 1 A/g, with outstanding stability and an excellent retention capacity of 85 % later 5000 cycles in three- electrode electrochemical cells. Asymmetric device such as Zn2V2O7//AC provides a specific capacitance of 76.8F/g at 1 A/g with energy and power densities of 27.3 Wh kg-1 and 800 W kg-1 respectively. The device withstands 85 % of its initial capacity after 5000 continuous GCD cycles at 10 A/g. The outstanding performance observed clearly demonstrates the significant potential and practical utility of Zn2V2O7 in the realm of more efficient energy storage applications.

Facile Synthesis of Phase Tunable MoO3 Nanostructures and Their Electrochemical Sensing Properties.

MoO3 nanostructures with tunable phases such as α-MoO3, ß-MoO3 and their mixed phases were synthesized via a simple solid state decomposition method and employed as electrocatalyst for the detection of biomolecule. The phase and crystal structure of the synthesized MoO3 nanostructures were confirmed through X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies. The MoO3 nanostructures were also characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and UV-Vis spectroscopy for their structural, chemical state and optical properties, respectively. The observed results confirmed the successful formation of phase tunable MoO3 nanostructures. The surface texture and morphology of the samples was characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The obtained images showed the formation of hexagons, cubes and rods morphology of MoO3. The synthesized MoO3 nanostructures were used to modify the surface of glassy carbon electrode (GCE) to detect biomolecule (quercetin).

Synthesis and characterization of chromium(III) Schiff base complexes: antimicrobial activity and its electrocatalytic sensing ability of catechol.

A series of acyclic Schiff base chromium(III) complexes were synthesized with the aid of microwave irradiation method. The complexes were characterized on the basis of elemental analysis, spectral analysis such as UV-Visible, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopies and electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry. Electrochemical analysis of the complexes indicates the presence of chromium ion in +3 oxidation state. Cr (III) ion is stabilized by the tetradentate Schiff base ligand through its nitrogen and phenolic oxygen. From the spectral studies it is understood that the synthesized chromium(III) complexes exhibits octahedral geometry. Antimicrobial activity of chromium complexes was investigated towards the Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. In the present work, an attempt was made to fabricate a new kind of modified electrode based on chromium Schiff base complexes for the detection of catechol at nanomolar level.