{"title":"Green synthesis of MnO2 using Calendula officinalis and Tilia cordata extracts for application in supercapacitors","authors":"Borislava Mladenova, Katya Pashova, Ivaylo Hinkov, Mariela Dimitrova, Antonia Stoyanova","doi":"10.1007/s00706-024-03179-3","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Green synthesis of MnO<sub>2</sub> was carried out using natural extracts of <i>Tilia cordata</i> (TC) and <i>Calendula officinalis</i> (CO). Utilizing the transmission electron microscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, and UV–Vis spectra techniques confirmed the successful synthesis of α-MnO<sub>2</sub>. The BET analysis showed that the CO-derived material has a larger surface area and appropriate mesoporous structure. The obtained synthesized materials were assembled in asymmetric supercapacitor test cell, with a polymer membrane serving as a separator and an electrolyte. The prepared CO-MnO<sub>2</sub> demonstrates excellent capacitance and energy characteristics and seems to be a promising electrode material for the development of environmentally friendly solid-state supercapacitors.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphical abstract</h3>\n","PeriodicalId":19011,"journal":{"name":"Monatshefte für Chemie / Chemical Monthly","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Monatshefte für Chemie / Chemical Monthly","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-024-03179-3","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Green synthesis of MnO2 was carried out using natural extracts of Tilia cordata (TC) and Calendula officinalis (CO). Utilizing the transmission electron microscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, and UV–Vis spectra techniques confirmed the successful synthesis of α-MnO2. The BET analysis showed that the CO-derived material has a larger surface area and appropriate mesoporous structure. The obtained synthesized materials were assembled in asymmetric supercapacitor test cell, with a polymer membrane serving as a separator and an electrolyte. The prepared CO-MnO2 demonstrates excellent capacitance and energy characteristics and seems to be a promising electrode material for the development of environmentally friendly solid-state supercapacitors.