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Improved electrochemical property of nanoparticle polyoxovanadate K7NiV13O38 as cathode material for lithium battery

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Molecular cluster ion compound K7NiV13O38 (KNiV) has been studied as a novel cathode material for lithium ion battery. The nanoparticles are prepared by a simple re-crystallization method adding different volumes of acetone to the water solution containing the dissolved KNiV. The KNiV re-crystallized from water/acetone ratio of 1:5 shows the most uniform particle size distribution and the smallest particles with thickness of ~100 nm and width of ~150 nm. The nanoparticle KNiV shows significant improvement in initial discharge capacity and capacity retention after 50 cycles compared to the as-prepared micro-sized particles at various current densities. Ex situ XRD patterns demonstrate that the discharge–charge process proceeds with amorphous KNiV, which is independent from the crystal structure. Ex situ FT-IR spectra indicate that [NiV13O38]7− cluster ion is stable and reacts reversibly with lithium ion in the discharge–charge process.

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This work was financially supported by NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) Li-EAD project. The authors would like to thank assistant Prof. Yagyu at Nagoya Institute of Technology for the FT-IR measurements, and Prof. Imanishi at Mie University for the SEM measurements.

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    Erfu Ni, Shinya Uematsu, Zhen Quan & Noriyuki Sonoyama

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Ni, E., Uematsu, S., Quan, Z. et al. Improved electrochemical property of nanoparticle polyoxovanadate K7NiV13O38 as cathode material for lithium battery. J Nanopart Res 15, 1732 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-013-1732-0

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