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In this paper, we report a novel route to obtain LiVMoO6 nanocrystals using a soft mechanochemical synthesis method. Powder X-ray diffraction, infrared, and Raman data indicated the formation of a single-phase LiVMoO6 with brannerite-type structure after 60-min milling time. The average particles size of the obtained LiVMoO6, derived from transmission electron microscopy data is about 46 nm. From UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectrum, the direct band gap value (2.77 eV) of the material was estimated. The electrochemical characterization of the LiVMoO6 obtained was performed for the first time by assembling an all-solid-state cell, employing LiVMoO6 as a cathode active material. Discharge–charge measurements for 10 cycles were performed in the potential range from 1.8 to 3.7 V under a current density of 0.1 mA cm−2 at room temperature. The assembled all-solid-state Li-In/80Li2S·20P2S5 glass–ceramics/LiVMoO6 battery presents a sustainable reversible capacity of 35 mAh g−1 and a coulombic efficiency close to 100 % after the second to the 10th cycles.
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Some of this work was done while the author M. Milanova was visiting the Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University under financial support by The Matsumae International Foundation (MIF) in the framework of the Matsumae International Fellowship Program April–September 2014. The same author wishes to thank all the members of Prof. Tatsumisago’s group for their cooperation and support during her stay in Osaka Prefecture University. Special thanks are due to Mr. Kenji Nagao for supplying the 80Li2S·20P2S5 glass–ceramics (solid electrolyte) needed for the preparation of the all-solid-state test cell. The authors express special thanks to Professor R. Stoyanova (Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, BAS) for the helpful discussions of the impedance results.
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Milanova, M., Iordanova, R., Tatsumisago, M. et al. Soft mechanochemical synthesis and electrochemical behavior of LiVMoO6 for all-solid-state lithium batteries. J Mater Sci 51, 3574–3584 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-015-9677-6
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