Novel Supercapacitor Electrode Derived from One Dimensional Cerium Hydrogen Phosphate (1D-Ce(HPO 4 ) 2 .xH 2 O).

In this manuscript, we are reporting for the first time one dimensional (1D) cerium hydrogen phosphate (Ce(HPO 4 ) 2 .xH 2 O) electrode material for supercapacitor application. In short, a simple hydrothermal technique was employed to prepare Ce(HPO 4 ) 2 .xH 2 O. The maximum surface area of 82 m 2 g -1 was obtained from nitrogen sorption isotherm. SEM images revealed Ce(HPO 4 ) 2 .xH 2 O exhibited a nanorod-like structure along with particles and clusters. The maximum specific capacitance of 114 F g -1 was achieved at 0.2 A g -1 current density for Ce(HPO 4 )/NF electrode material in a three-electrode configuration. Furthermore, the fabricated symmetric supercapacitor (SSC) based on Ce(HPO 4 ) 2 .xH 2 O//Ce(HPO 4 ) 2 .xH 2 O demonstrates reasonable specific energy (2.08 Wh kg -1 ), moderate specific power (499.88 W kg -1 ), and outstanding cyclic durability (retains 92.7% of its initial specific capacitance after 5000 GCD cycles).