Abstract
Materials that display strong capabilities for lithium insertion without
significant change in unit cell size on cycling are of considerable
importance for electrochemical applications. Here, we present V2O3(SO4)2 as a host for lithium-ion batteries. Electrochemically, 2.0 Li+ ions can be inserted, giving Li2V2O3(SO4)2 with an oxidation state of V4+, as determined by X-ray absorption spectroscopy. The capacity of V2O3(SO4)2 can be increased from 157 mA h g−1 to 313 mA h g−1 with the insertion of two additional Li+
ions which would drastically improve the energy density of this
material, but this would be over a wider potential range. Chemical
lithiation using n-butyllithium was performed and characterisation using a range of techniques showed that a composition of Li4V2O3(SO4)2 can be obtained with an oxidation state of V3+. Structural studies of the lithiated materials by X-ray diffraction showed that up to 4.0 Li+ ions can be inserted into V2O3(SO4)2 whilst maintaining its framework structure.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 19502-19512 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Materials Chemistry A |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 37 |
Early online date | 10 Sept 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7 Oct 2020 |