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Synthesis and study of V2O5/rGO nanocomposite as a cathode material for aqueous zinc ion battery

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Vanadium-based material is currently one of the most suitable materials for constructing aqueous ZIB. In this work, commercial V2O5 has also been used for comparing the battery’s performance with the V2O5-rGO (reduced graphene oxide) nanocomposite products. The commercial V2O5 showed poor cycle stability and low specific capacity (30 mA h g−1 specific capacity was observed after 200 cycles), while the V2O5 nanobelts/rGO composite showed good performance. After applying a current density of 0.1 A g−1, V2O5 nanobelts/rGO showed an outstanding cycle stability and high specific capacity of 135 mA h g−1 after 200 cycles. In the rate performance, when a current density of 1 A g−1 was applied, a high specific capacity of 113 mA h g−1 was obtained. Compared with the commercial V2O5, V2O5 nanobelts/rGO composite depicts superior performance as an electrode material for aqueous ZIB.

A nanocomposite comprising of V2O5 nanobelts and rGO is studied in the context of aqueous ZIB.

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This work is supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang province (2019D01C083); State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, China; Natural Science Projects of Scientific Research Programs in Universities of Xinjiang (XJEDU2018Y016); National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61804131); and Start-up Foundation for Doctors of Xinjiang University (No. BS160217).

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    Shiyu Wang, Linyu Yang, Shuying Wang, Min Zhang & Ablat Abliz

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    Shiyu Wang, Linyu Yang, Huizhong Li & Fengjun Zhao

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    Huizhong Li & Fengjun Zhao

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    Kunjie Zhu

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Wang, S., Zhu, K., Yang, L. et al. Synthesis and study of V2O5/rGO nanocomposite as a cathode material for aqueous zinc ion battery. Ionics 26, 5607–5615 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-020-03705-3

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