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Nanostructured layered vanadium oxide as cathode for high-performance sodium-ion batteries: a perspective

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Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have received intensive attentions owing to the abundant and inexpensive sodium (Na) resource. Layered vanadium oxides are featured with various valence states and corresponding compounds, and through multi-electron reaction they are capable to deliver high Na storage capacity. The rational construction of unique structures is verified to improve their Na storage properties. This perspective provides an overview of recent advances in layered vanadium oxide for SIBs, with a particular focus on construction of novel nano-structures, and mechanism studies via in situ characterization. Finally, we predict possible breakthroughs and future trends that lie ahead for high-performance layered vanadium oxides SIBs cathode.

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This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFA0202603), the National Basic Research Program of China (2013CB934103), the Programme of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities (B17034), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51521001), the National Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (51425204), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (WUT: 2016-JL-004, 2016III001 and 2017III009). Prof. Dr. Liqiang Mai gratefully acknowledged financial support from China Scholarship Council (Grant no. 201606955096).

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    Wen Luo & Liqiang Mai

  2. Laboratoire de Chimie et Physique: Approche Multi-échelles des Milieux Complexes, Institut Jean Barriol, Université de Lorraine, Metz, 57070, France

    Wen Luo & Jean-Jacques Gaumet

  3. Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California, 94720, USA

    Liqiang Mai

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Luo, W., Gaumet, JJ. & Mai, L. Nanostructured layered vanadium oxide as cathode for high-performance sodium-ion batteries: a perspective. MRS Communications 7, 152–165 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1557/mrc.2017.25

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