Lithiation of V2O3(SO4)2 - a flexible insertion host

Stephanie F. Linnell; Julia L. Payne; David M. Pickup; Alan V. Chadwick; A. Robert Armstrong; John T. S. Irvine

doi:10.1039/D0TA06608G

Lithiation of V₂O₃(SO₄)₂ - a flexible insertion host

Stephanie F. Linnell
, Julia L. Payne
, David M. Pickup
, Alan V. Chadwick
, A. Robert Armstrong
, John T. S. Irvine

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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
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	https://doi.org/10.1039/D0TA06608G
Publication status	Published - 7 Oct 2020

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