Facile microwave-assisted synthesis of Ce-doped Bi2O3 for efficient
asymmetric supercapacitors
Abstract
Bi2O3 (BT) is considered a fascinating anode material for asymmetric
supercapacitors (ASCs) due to its high theoretical capacity, but the low
conductivity limits further applications. With this in mind,
cerium-doped Bi2O3 (Ce−BT) nanoflower spheres were synthesized by a
facile and rapid microwave-assisted solvothermal method for ASCs anode
materials. It is found that the morphology of BT could be controlled by
Ce doping from stacked nanosheets to well-dispersed nanoflowers spheres
and producing abundant amorphous regions, thus expediting the ion
transport rate. Consequently, When the added Bi to Ce molar ratio is
40:1 (Ce-BT-40), it exhibited a specific capacitance of 721 F g−1 at 0.5
A g−1. Additionally, when fabricating ASCs with as-prepared Ce−BT−40 and
CeNiCo-LDH, an energy density of 59.1 Wh kg−1 is provided at a power
density of 652 W kg−1. This work not only reveals the mechanism of the
effect of Ce doping on the electrochemical properties of BTs but also
proposes a rapid synthesis method of Ce−BTs by microwave-assisted
solvent method, which provides new insights for building advanced ASCs
with high energy density and low cost.