Mn Incorporated CeO2 Lattice Endorsement of Electrochemical Performance in Symmetric Supercapacitor Device

Abstract

The greater charge transfer rate and variable oxidation states make cerium oxides a potential candidate to be used for energy storage application. Also, doping heteroatom in the architecture of well‐structured cerium oxide can significantly improve capacitive performance. Herein, manganese doped cerium oxide‐based nanostructured thin film is synthesized via the pulse laser deposition method for the accomplishment of the supercapacitive performance of the electrode. Due to the incorporation of Mn into the lattice of CeO2 electrode, the specific capacitance has been increased from 292 to 395 F g−1 at 2 mA cm−2 and capacitance retention also increased to 92.5% in 0.5 m Li2SO4 electrolyte solution. Later, an Mn–CeO2//Mn–CeO2@SS device is fabricated, which exhibit a specific capacitance of 85 F g−1 at 2 mA cm−2 within the working voltage window of +1.2 V. The symmetric supercapacitor (SS) device with high energy and power densities of 31 Wh kg−1 and 1673 W kg−1, respectively, also exhibits excellent cyclic retention of 87.6% even after 10 000 cycles. The Mn‐doped CeO2 symmetric supercapacitor device's electrochemical richness makes it an appropriate material for supercapacitor applications.