Polycrystalline vanadium oxide nanorods: growth, structure and improved electrochemical response as a Li-Ion battery cathode material

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dc.contributor.authorMcNulty, David
dc.contributor.authorBuckley, D. Noel
dc.contributor.authorO'Dwyer, Colm
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-11T14:32:03Z
dc.date.available2018-05-11T14:32:03Z
dc.date.issued2014-06-13
dc.date.updated2018-05-03T10:40:26Z
dc.description.abstractThermally removing amine molecules that serve as chemical templates for vanadium oxide nanotubes is demonstrated to significantly improve the performance when tested as a cathode material in Li-ion battery cells. Capacity fading issues associated with blocked intercalation sites on the (010) faces of layered vanadium oxide that form the nanotubes are prevented. Thermal treatment of the nanotubes up to 600°C is shown to cause a specific conversion from nanotubes to polycrystalline nanorods and removal of the organic template. The conversion process was monitored by thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and infra-red spectroscopy. In a potential window of 4.0–1.2 V drawing 30 μA (C/30), the nanorods show improved specific capacities of ∼280 mAh g−1 with a modest 6% capacity fade compared to ∼8 mAh g−1 with 62% capacity fade for the VONTs. The improvements in specific capacity and cycling performance are due to the successful removal of amine molecules and conversion to nanorods containing nanoscale crystals. The cathode material also demonstrated enhanced energy densities (∼700 W h kg−1) compared to composites of the same overall weight, without conductive carbon additives or polymeric binders.en
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dc.identifier.citationMcNulty, D., Buckley, D. N. and O’Dwyer, C. (2014) 'Polycrystalline Vanadium Oxide Nanorods: Growth, Structure and Improved Electrochemical Response as a Li-Ion Battery Cathode Material', Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 161(9), pp. A1321-A1329.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1149/2.0601409jes
dc.identifier.endpageA1329en
dc.identifier.issn0013-4651
dc.identifier.issued9en
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of the Electrochemical Societyen
dc.identifier.startpageA1321en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/6091
dc.identifier.volume161en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElectrochemical Societyen
dc.relation.urihttp://jes.ecsdl.org/content/161/9/A1321.full.pdf
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2014. Published by ECS. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 License (CC BY-NC-ND, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is not changed in any way and is properly cited. For permission for commercial reuse, please email: oa@electrochem.org. [DOI: 10.1149/2.0601409jes] All rights reserved.en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectCathodesen
dc.subjectLithiumen
dc.subjectLithium batteriesen
dc.subjectNanorodsen
dc.subjectNanotubesen
dc.subjectOxidesen
dc.subjectThermogravimetric analysisen
dc.subjectTransmission electron microscopy X ray diffractionen
dc.titlePolycrystalline vanadium oxide nanorods: growth, structure and improved electrochemical response as a Li-Ion battery cathode materialen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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