title: Block copolymer assisted synthesis of porous α-Ni(OH)2 microflowers with high surface areas as electrochemical pseudocapacitor materials.
abstract: Porous α-Ni(OH)(2) microflowers are successfully synthesized via a one-step aqueous-phase reaction assisted by block copolymers under mild conditions. The electrochemical measurement demonstrates that the α-Ni(OH)(2) microflowers calcined at 200 °C are capable to deliver a specific capacity of 1551 F g(-1) in 6 M KOH solution, suggesting their high potential as a novel electrochemical pseudocapacitor.
authors.affiliation: World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.
authors.forename: Bishnu Prasad
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Bastakoti
authors.forename: Hou-Sheng
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Lin-Chi
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Kevin C-W
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
mesh_terms: D025802:Electric Capacitance; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques; D006878:Hydroxides / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009532:Nickel; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D016062:Porosity
chemical_list: D006878:Hydroxides; D011108:Polymers; C037473:nickel hydroxide; D009532:Nickel