Enhanced activity of a hydrothermally synthesized mesoporous MoS2 nanostructure for high performance supercapacitor applications

In the present work, we have synthesized a mesoporous molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) nanostructure by a facile hydrothermal route for supercapacitor applications. FE-SEM and TEM images confirmed the mesoporous morphologies of the as-prepared samples. The electrochemical measurements showed that the as-prepared mesoporous MoS 2 electrode delivered maximum capacitances of 376 and 403 F g −1 at a scan rate of 1 mV s −1 in 1 M Na 2 SO 4 and KCl electrolyte solutions respectively, which indicated that the mesoporous MoS 2 nanostructure was a suitable electrode material for supercapacitor applications. We have developed a facile route to synthesise a mesoporous MoS 2 nanostructure, which exhibited maximum specific capacitances of 376 and 403 F g −1 at a scan rate of 1 mV s −1 in 1 M Na 2 SO 4 and KCl electrolyte solutions, respectively.