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Frontiers in Energy

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Front. Energy    2019, Vol. 13 Issue (3) : 597-602    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11708-018-0576-9
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Fabrication of layered structure VS4 anchor in 3D graphene aerogels as a new cathode material for lithium ion batteries
Lijun WU1, Yu ZHANG1, Bingjiang LI1, Pengxiang WANG1, Lishuang FAN2, Naiqing ZHANG2(), Kening SUN2()
1. State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
2. State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Academy of Fundamental and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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Abstract

VS4 has gained more and more attention for its high theoretical capacity (449 mAh/g with 3e transfer) in lithium ion batteries (LIBs). Herein, a layered structure VS4 anchored in graphene aerogels is prepared and first reported as cathode material for LIBs. VS4@GAs composite exhibits an exceptional high initial reversible capacity (511 mAh/g), an excellent high-rate capability (191 mAh/g at the 5 C), and an excellent cyclic stability (239 mAh/g after 15 cycles).

Keywords VS4      graphene aerogels      cathode      lithium storage     
Corresponding Author(s): Naiqing ZHANG,Kening SUN   
Just Accepted Date: 27 July 2018   Online First Date: 18 September 2018    Issue Date: 04 September 2019
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Lijun WU,Yu ZHANG,Bingjiang LI, et al. Fabrication of layered structure VS4 anchor in 3D graphene aerogels as a new cathode material for lithium ion batteries[J]. Front. Energy, 2019, 13(3): 597-602.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fie/EN/10.1007/s11708-018-0576-9
https://academic.hep.com.cn/fie/EN/Y2019/V13/I3/597
Fig.1  Schematic diagram of the construction of 3D VS4@GAs
Fig.2  TEM and HRTEM images of VS4@GAs
Fig.3  Elemental distribution of VS4@GAs
Fig.4  XPS spectra of VS4@GAs
Fig.5  Electrochemical performance of VS4@GAs
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