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Controlled synthesis of Li3VO4/C nanofibers as anode for Li-ion batteries

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Li3VO4/C nanofibers (LVO/C NFs) with tunable morphology and microstructure are prepared via an aqueous-based electrospinning approach. LVO/C NFs with smooth surface and high defects in C (LVO/C NFs-1) are obtained by pre-annealing in air, while pre-annealing in N2 leads to the formation of LVO/C NFs with numerous nanoparticles embedded in fiber matrix (LVO/C NFs-2). The LVO/C NFs-1 delivers discharge capacity 478.9 mAh g−1 after 100 cycles at 0.2 A g−1 and 307.7 mAh g−1 after 600 cycles at 2.0 A g−1. After 3 periodic rate performance testing from 0.2 to 4.0 A g−1 over 250 cycles, the LVO/C NFs-1 retains high discharge capacity of 444.9 mAh g−1 when reverting the current to 0.2 A g−1. The performance of the LVO/C NFs-1 is distinctly improved compared with that of the LVO/C NFs-2, owing to improved reaction kinetics and continuously high capacitive charge storage. The specific aqueous-based approach for the preparation of LVO/C NFs and the morphology and microstructure-related electrochemical performance may be referential for the design of high-performance Li3VO4-based electrode.

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The authors are grateful for the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, 52101262), the Distinguished Youth Foundation of Hubei province (2019C FA 084), the Educational office of Hubei Province (Q20201201), and the 111 project (D20015).

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    Daobo Li, Zhen Xu, Dongmei Zhang & Shibing Ni

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Li, D., Xu, Z., Zhang, D. et al. Controlled synthesis of Li3VO4/C nanofibers as anode for Li-ion batteries. Ionics 27, 4705–4712 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-021-04242-3

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