The aim of this study
is to prepare a two-dimensional (2D) WO
3
·H
2
O nanostructure assembly into a flower
shape with good chemical stability for electrochemical studies of
catalyst and energy storage applications. The 2D-WO
3
·H
2
O nanoflowers structure is created by a fast and simple process
at room condition. This cost-effective and scalable technique to obtain
2D-WO
3
·H
2
O nanoflowers illustrates two
attractive applications of electrochemical capacitor with an excellent
energy density value of 25.33 W h kg
–1
for high
power density value of 1600 W kg
–1
and good hydrogen
evolution reaction results (low overpotential of 290 mV at a current
density of 10 mA cm
–2
with a low Tafel slope of
131 mV dec
–1
). A hydrogen evolution reaction (HER)
study of WO
3
in acidic media of 0.5 M H
2
SO
4
and electrochemical capacitor (supercapacitors) in 1 M Na
2
SO
4
aqueous electrolyte (three electrode system
measurements) demonstrates highly desirable characteristics for practical
applications. Our design for highly uniform 2D-WO
3
·H
2
O as catalyst material for HER and active material for electrochemical
capacitor studies offers an excellent foundation for design and improvement
of electrochemical catalyst based on 2D-transition metal oxide materials.
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