Abstract
V2O5/mesoporous carbon composite has been prepared by an ultrasonically assisted method followed by a sintering process. The as-prepared V2O5/mesoporous carbon material containing 90 wt% V2O5 shows better electrochemical performance, with capacity of 163 mA h g-1 after 100 cycles at the current density of 500 mA g-1, as well as better charge/discharge rate capability for lithium storage than V2O5 nanoparticles. The improved electrochemical performance indicates that the V2O5/mesoporous carbon composite could be used as a promising cathode material for lithium ion batteries. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 172-177 |
| Journal | Electrochimica Acta |
| Volume | 173 |
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| Publication status | Published - 25 May 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Mohammad Ihsan is grateful for an Australian Development Scholarship from the Australian Government and for financial support from the Australian Research Council (ARC) through the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science. The authors acknowledge use of facilities within the UOW Electron Microscopy Centre and the Wollongong Isotope Geochronology Laboratory and also thank to Gilberto Cassilas for helping with JEOL ARM-200F (ARC-LE120100104).
Research Keywords
- cathode
- lithium ion batteries
- mesoporous carbon
- vanadium pentoxide