Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 9, Issue 36, Pages 30608-30616Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b07460
Keywords
secondary batteries; superior lithium storage; in situ study; VNb9O25; pored nanoribbon
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [U1632114]
- Ningbo Key Innovation Team [2014B81005]
- Ningbo Natural Science Foundation [2016A610068]
- K.C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University
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VNb9O25 is a novel lithium storage material, which has not been systematically investigated so far. Via electrospinning technology, VNb9O25 samples with two different morphologies, pored nanoribbon and rodlike nanoparticles, are prepared in relatively low temperature and timesaving calcination conditions. It is found that the formation process of different morphologies depends on the control of self-aggregation of the precursor by using different sample collectors. Compared with rodlike VNb9O25 (RL-VNb9O25), pored nanoribbon VNb9O25 (PR-VNb9O25) can deliver a higher specific capacity, lower capacity loss, and better cyclability. Even cycled at 1000 mA g(-1), the reversible capacity of 132.3 mAh g(-1) is maintained by PR-VNb9O25 after 500 cycles, whereas RL-VNb9O25 only exhibits a capacity of 102.7 mAh g(-1). The enhancement should be attributed to the pored nanoribbon structure with large specific surface area and shorter pathway for lithium ions transport. Furthermore, the lithium ions insertion/extraction process is verified from refinement results of in situ X-ray diffraction data, which is associated with a lithium occupation process in type III and VI cavities through tunnels I, II, and III. In addition, high structural stability and electrochemical reversibility are also demonstrated. All of these advantages suggest that PR-VNb9O25 is a promising anode material for lithium-ion batteries.
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