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Preparation and sodium storage performance of V2O5·nH2O/graphene composites

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V2O5·nH2O/graphene composites have been fabricated via a facile sol–gel method followed with an annealing treatment in air. The influence of incorporation of graphene on the microstructure and sodium storage performance of V2O5·nH2O were investigated. XRD, Raman, and TGA analyses validated that graphene was successfully incorporated in V2O5·nH2O particles; XPS tests revealed that the incorporation of graphene induced more V4+ in the V2O5·nH2O. When evaluated as cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), the V2O5·nH2O/graphene composites exhibited higher sodium storage capacity, better rate capability, enhanced Na+ diffusivity, and lower electrochemical reaction resistance as compared to the pure V2O5·nH2O. However, the incorporation of graphene had no improvement of the cycling stability of V2O5·nH2O. Ex situ XRD demonstrated that the layered structure of V2O5·nH2O collapsed upon cycling, which accounts for the capacity decay of the samples.

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This study is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51664012), Guangxi Natural Science Foundation of China (2015GXNSFGA139006 and 2017GXNSFAA198117), and Guangxi Innovation-Driven Development Major Program of China (2018AA34002).

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    Jinhuan Yao, Tao Sun, Jingcheng Ji, Shunhua Xiao & Yanwei Li

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Yao, J., Sun, T., Ji, J. et al. Preparation and sodium storage performance of V2O5·nH2O/graphene composites. Ionics 25, 5869–5879 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-019-03140-z

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