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Vol. 11 (2019)

V2O5 Nanospheres with Mixed Vanadium Valences as High Electrochemically Active Aqueous Zinc-Ion Battery Cathode

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0256-2
Fei Liu
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
Zixian Chen
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
Guozhao Fang
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
Ziqing Wang
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
Yangsheng Cai
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
Boya Tang
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
Jiang Zhou
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
Shuquan Liang
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Shuquan Liang

lsq@csu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 11 (2019), Article Number: 25

Abstract

A V4+-V2O5 cathode with mixed vanadium valences was prepared via a novel synthetic method using VOOH as the precursor, and its zinc-ion storage performance was evaluated. The products are hollow spheres consisting of nanoflakes. The V4+-V2O5 cathode exhibits a prominent cycling performance, with a specific capacity of 140 mAh g−1 after 1000 cycles at 10 A g−1, and an excellent rate capability. The good electrochemical performance is attributed to the presence of V4+, which leads to higher electrochemical activity, lower polarization, faster ion diffusion, and higher electrical conductivity than V2O5 without V4+. This engineering strategy of valence state manipulation may pave the way for designing high-performance cathodes for elucidating advanced battery chemistry.


Highlights:


1 Hollow V4+-V2O5 nanospheres are prepared by a novel and simple method using VOOH as the precursor.
2 V4+-V2O5 with mixed vanadium valences is firstly constructed as an electrochemically active cathode for aqueous zinc-ion batteries.
3 The V4+-V2O5 cathode exhibits a prominent cycling performance up to 1000 cycles and an excellent rate capability.

Keywords

V2O5 Mixed valences Hollow sphere Long-cycle-life Aqueous zinc-ion battery
Liu, Fei, Zixian Chen, Guozhao Fang, Ziqing Wang, Yangsheng Cai, Boya Tang, Jiang Zhou, and Shuquan Liang. 2019. “V2O5 Nanospheres With Mixed Vanadium Valences As High Electrochemically Active Aqueous Zinc-Ion Battery Cathode”. Nano-Micro Letters 11 (March):25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0256-2.
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