The current generation is facing a significant challenge in meeting its growing energy demands. To address this issue, sustainable solutions are imperative. Energy storage devices, such as supercapacitors, have the potential to play a pivotal role in resolving this challenge. These devices offer high specific capacitance and extended cycle life. They are constructed from newly developed or modified materials that have revolutionized the energy sector, opening new possibilities for balancing energy supply and demand. The focus of this research is on enhancing the synergistic performance of conducting polymer/metal oxide nanocomposites for supercapacitor applications. The synthesis of these nanocomposites involves the use of electrodeposition, followed by exposure to ion beam irradiation at various fluences. The successful synthesis of diverse nanocomposites has been confirmed, and a more comprehensive understanding of their shape and elemental composition has been obtained through various characterization techniques, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). Electrochemical studies, including cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD), have been conducted on both pristine and irradiated samples.
December 28, 2025