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Vanadium oxide-based nanomaterials have been prepared by cryochemical synthesis (CCS) and supercritical drying (SCD) in n-hexane and acetone. We have performed the first comparative analysis which demonstrates differences in the physicochemical and electrochemical properties of the products, related to the key features of the effect of the CCS and SCD approaches. The nanomaterials prepared from the same precursor using CCS and SCD (in acetone and n-hexane) have been shown to differ in phase composition and morphology. The oxidizing annealing of the resultant aerogels and cryogel at 500°C in air leads to the formation of only one phase: α-V2O5. In all cases except the aerogel prepared using SCD in n-hexane, the crystalline α-V2O5 has a higher discharge capacity in comparison with the unannealed aerogels and cryogel. The highest discharge capacity among the annealed aerogels is offered by the sample prepared using SCD in acetone (255 mAh/g), and the highest discharge capacity among the unannealed materials is offered by the sample prepared using SCD in n-hexane (280 mAh/g). The samples range in energy density from 110 to 640 Wh/kg. The highest energy density is also offered by the aerogel prepared using SCD in n-hexane.
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Original Russian Text © S.V. Balakhonov, P.V. Teben’kov, O.A. Brylev, B.R. Churagulov, 2018, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2018, Vol. 54, No. 1, pp. 66–72.
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Balakhonov, S.V., Teben’kov, P.V., Brylev, O.A. et al. Comparison of the Physicochemical and Electrochemical Properties of Vanadium Oxide-Based Nanomaterials Prepared by Cryochemical Synthesis and Supercritical Drying Technique. Inorg Mater 54, 60–65 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168518010016
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