Graphene-modified nanostructured vanadium pentoxide hybrids with extraordinary electrochemical performance for Li-ion batteries

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Liu, Qi ^a   Li, Zhe Fei ^a   Liu, Yadong ^a   Zhang, Hangyu ^b   Ren, Yang ^c   Sun, Cheng Jun ^c   Lu, Wenquan ^d   Zhou, Yun ^b   Stanciu, Lia ^b,e   Stach, Eric A ^f   Xie, Jian ^a  

^a Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE; LITHIUM ION; NANOMATERIAL; NANORIBBON; VANADATE SODIUM; VANADIUM PENTOXIDE;

CARBON; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LITHIUM; OXIDE; PHASE TRANSITION; REDOX CONDITIONS; VANADIUM;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ALTERNATING CURRENT; ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HIGH ENERGY X RAY DIFFRACTION; HYBRID; HYDROGEL; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHASE TRANSITION; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOSTABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY ABSORPTION NEAR EDGE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84928960597     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7127     Document Type: Article

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