Abstract
Pure and Mn-doped VO2(B) nanosheets were prepared using a simple one-step solvothermal reaction with V2O5 and H2O2 as precursors with Mn(CH3COO)2·4H2O added directly into the precursor solution to obtain the Mn-doped variant. The powder morphology, local structures and cation oxidation states were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-energy X-ray scattering, X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (XANES), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The electrochemical properties were studied using cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The Mn-doped VO2(B) nanosheet sample, comprising a mixed phase of two polymorphs of VO2, exhibits 80% higher capacitance at 2 mV s−1 scan rate, 2X smaller charge transfer resistance, and much improved cyclic stability compared with pure VO2(B). The improved electrochemical response is attributed to the enhanced mass transfer kinetics due to slightly differing microstructures and formation of more varied oxidation states of the V and Mn ions such that the charged defects increase the electrical conductivity and charge transfer efficiency.
Funder
National Science Foundation
Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, China
Publisher
The Electrochemical Society
Subject
Materials Chemistry,Electrochemistry,Surfaces, Coatings and Films,Condensed Matter Physics,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
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