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Hydrothermal Synthesis of Vanadium Pentoxides–Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite Electrodes for Enhanced Electrochemical Energy Storage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2016

S. Gupta ,
B. Aberg  and
S. B. Carrizosa
S. Gupta*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy and Advanced Materials Institute, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42101, USA
B. Aberg
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42101, USA
S. B. Carrizosa
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42101, USA
*
*The author to whom correspondence should be made. E-Mail: [email protected].
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Abstract

Graphene-based nanomaterials (graphene nanosheets/graphene nanoribbons) decorated with vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) nanobelts (i.e. GVNBs) were synthesized via one-step low-temperature facile hydrothermal/solvothermal method as high-performance electrochemical composite electrodes. VNBs were formed in the presence of graphene oxide (GO), a mild oxidant, which transforms into reduced GO (rGOHT) assisted in enhancing the electronic conductivity with mechanical strength for GVNBs. From surface sensitive electron microscopy and spectroscopy structural characterization techniques and analyses, rGOHT nanosheets/ nanoribbons appear to be inserted into and coated with the layered crystal structure of VNBs, which further confirmed the enhanced electrical conductivity of VNBs. The electrochemical energy storage capacity of GVNBs is investigated using electrochemistry and the specific capacitance Cs are determined from both the cyclic voltammetry (CV) with scan rate and galvanostatic charge/discharge V-t profiles with varying current density. The GVNBs having rGO-rich composite V1G3 (V2O5/GO = 1:3) showed superior performance followed by V2O5-rich V3G1 (V2O5/GO = 3:1) as compared with V1G1 (V2O5/GO = 1:1) composites besides pure component (rGOHT and V2O5) materials. Moreover, V1G3 and V3G1 composites showed excellent cyclic stability and the capacitance retention of > 80% after 200 cycles. Furthermore, by performing extensive simulations and modeling of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy data, we determined various circuit parameters (charge transfer and solution resistance, double layer and low frequency capacitance). These findings highlight the comparative performance of nanocomposite hybrid electrode materials.

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energy storagehydrothermalmicrostructure
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MRS Advances , Volume 1 , Issue 45: Energy and Environment , 2016 , pp. 3049 - 3055
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2016 

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