Citation: Liao Jiaqin, Tan Rou, Kuang Zhixiang, Cui Chunyu, Wei Zengxi, Deng Xiaolan, Yan Zhanheng, Feng Yuezhan, Li Fang, Wang Caiyun, Ma Jianmin. Controlling the morphology, size and phase of Nb₂O₅ crystals for high electrochemical performance[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2018, 29(12): 1785-1790. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2018.11.018 shu

Controlling the morphology, size and phase of Nb₂O₅ crystals for high electrochemical performance

Liao Jiaqin ^a ,
Tan Rou ^a ,
Kuang Zhixiang ^a ,
Cui Chunyu ^a ,
Wei Zengxi ^a ,
Deng Xiaolan ^a ,
Yan Zhanheng ^a ,
Feng Yuezhan ^b ,
Li Fang ^a,*, ,
Wang Caiyun ^c,**, ,
Ma Jianmin ^a,b,d,*,

a.
School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
b.
Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold(Zhengzhou University), Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
c.
ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, AIIM Facility, University of Wollongong, North Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
d.
Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry(Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China

yaqi381121@126.com

caiyun@uow.edu.au

nanoelechem@hnu.edu.cn

Received Date: 27 September 2018
Revised Date: 23 October 2018
Accepted Date: 16 November 2018
Available Online: 17 December 2018

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The morphology, size and phase of the material play a crucial role in its electrochemical performance. Herein, the nano-sized niobium pentoxide (Nb₂O₅) with different morphologies and phase structures are synthesized through a very simple thermal treatment method, including the pseudohexagonal Nb₂O₅ nanosheets and pseudohexagonal Nb₂O₅ nanoparticles, orthorhombic Nb₂O₅ nanoparticles. The synthesized pseudohexagonal Nb₂O₅ nanosheets and orthorhombic Nb₂O₅ nanoparticles exhibit better cycling and rate performance than the pseudohexagonal Nb₂O₅ nanoparticles due to the different morphologies and phase structures. The T-Nb₂O₅-700 nanoparticles show the higher capacity (175 mAh/g) than that of TT-Nb₂O₅-500 nanosheets (127 mAh/g) and TT-Nb₂O₅-600 nanoparticles (39 mAh/g) at a current density of 50 mA/g and good rate performance with a capacity of 140 mAh/g at 1.0 A/g. The excellent rate capability and cycling stability of orthorhombic T-Nb₂O₅ may be ascribed to the dominant contribution of pseudocapacitive effect. This material has the great potential as a practical high-rate anode material for lithium-ion batteries.
- Nb₂O₅,
- Lithium-ion battery,
- Pseudocapacitance,
- Anode,
- Crystal phase
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