Template-free bottom-up synthesis of yolk–shell vanadium oxide as high performance cathode for lithium ion batteries

• Main Authors: Pang, Hongchang, Cheng, Peng, Yang, Hongbin, Lu, Jinlin, Guo, Chun Xian, Ning, Guiling, Li, Chang Ming
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/99814; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17777
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A template-free strategy is exploited to bottom-up synthesize yolk–shell vanadium oxide through a two-step spontaneous assembly of hydrolytically formed subunits in a one-pot process. The unique structured vanadium pentoxide exhibits excellent cathode performance for lithium ion batteries.