Synthesis of Polypyrrole-Intercalated Layered Manganese Oxide Nanocomposite by a Delamination∕Reassembling Method and Its Electrochemical Capacitance Performance

Xiong Zhang, Wensheng Yang, Yanwei Ma
2009 Electrochemical and solid-state letters  
A polypyrrole-intercalated layered manganese oxide nanocomposite ͑PPy-MnO 2 ͒ has been synthesized by a delamination/ reassembling process. X-ray diffraction analysis shows that the basal spacing of the PPy-MnO 2 nanocomposite is 1.38 nm. The room-temperature conductivity of the PPy-MnO 2 nanocomposite is found to be 1.3 ϫ 10 −1 S/cm, which is 4-5 orders of magnitude higher than that of the pristine manganese oxide ͑6.1 ϫ 10 −6 S/cm͒. The improved specific capacitance of the PPy-MnO 2
more » ... ite ͑290 F/g͒ compared with that of the pristine manganese oxide ͑221 F/g͒ is attributed to a combination of the conductivity effect and the high specific capacitance of PPy.
doi:10.1149/1.3082015 fatcat:iifmyckxmng3bnuyrkb4pyktmm