Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys. 38, 31-35 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap:2007053

Polymer intercalated V₂O₅ nanostructured cathodes for secondary batteries

¹ Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, P.R. China
² Mississippi Ethanol LLC, 86 Industrial Park Boulevard, Winona, MS 38967-186, USA

Corresponding author: chenw@mail.whut.edu.cn

Received: 25 October 2006
Accepted: 2 February 2007
Published online: 14 March 2007

Abstract

PVP_xV₂O₅ (x = 0, 0.5 and 1) nanobelts were obtained using a simple hydrothermal process from V₂O₅ xerogel. The structure and morphology of the samples were characterized by X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The interaction between the poly (vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) and V₂O₅ xerogel in the nanocomposites was verified by Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The electrochemical cells, with a configuration Li/(LiPF₆ + EC + DMC)/(V₂O₅ + PVP), were fabricated and their electrochemical performance was studied.