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V2O5@TiO2 composite as cathode material for lithium-ion storage with excellent performance

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V2O5 is a promising candidate for cathode active material for Li-ion batteries due to its high theoretical specific capacity but suffers from poor rate capability and cycling stability. To cover these disadvantages, in this work, a low-cost and facile sol-gel method to prepare TiO2-coated V2O5 microspheres is developed for the first time. The prepared V2O5@TiO2 composite could deliver an initial capacity of 297.7 mAh g−1 at a current density of 100 mA g−1 in the potential range of 2.0–4.0 V (vs. Li+/Li). Moreover, the capacity of 247.0 mA h g−1 could be delivered at 1000 mA g−1, and 86% of capacity could be retained after 100 cycles. Even at a large current density of 5000 mA g−1, it could still deliver a high capacity of 197.3 mA h g−1 with a capacity retention of 93.5% after 200 cycles. The outstanding rate and cycling stability of V2O5@TiO2 composite indicate that it holds bright prospect for using as an excellent cathode material for rechargeable lithium batteries.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Ms. Jiamei Liu at the Instrument Analysis Center of Xi’an Jiaotong University for her assistance with XPS measurement.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 51777152), the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province (Grant no. 2019JLZ-09), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Granted nos. XJJ2018055 and XJJ2016020), and the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars.

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    Mingbo Ma, Fanshu Ji, Xianfeng Du, Sixue Liu, Chenyue Liang & Lilong Xiong

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Ma, M., Ji, F., Du, X. et al. V2O5@TiO2 composite as cathode material for lithium-ion storage with excellent performance. J Solid State Electrochem 24, 2419–2425 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-020-04782-0

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