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T1 - Building 3D structures of vanadium pentoxide nanosheets and application as electrodes in supercapacitors
AU - Zhu, Jixin
AU - Cao, Liujun
AU - Wu, Yingsi
AU - Gong, Yongji
AU - Liu, Zheng
AU - Hoster, Harry E.
AU - Zhang, Yunhuai
AU - Zhang, Shengtao
AU - Yang, Shubin
AU - Yan, Qingyu
AU - Ajayan, Pulickel M.
AU - Vajtai, Robert
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - Various two-dimensional (2D) materials have recently attracted great attention owing to their unique properties and wide application potential in electronics, catalysis, energy storage, and conversion. However, large-scale production of ultrathin sheets and functional nanosheets remains a scientific and engineering challenge. Here we demonstrate an efficient approach for large-scale production of V2O5 nanosheets having a thickness of 4 nm and utilization as building blocks for constructing 3D architectures via a freeze-drying process. The resulting highly flexible V2O5 structures possess a surface area of 133 m(2) g(-1), ultrathin walls, and multilevel pores. Such unique features are favorable for providing easy access of the electrolyte to the structure when they are used as a supercapacitor electrode, and they also provide a large electroactive surface that advantageous in energy storage applications. As a consequence, a high specific capacitance of 451 F g(-1) is achieved in a neutral aqueous Na2SO4 electrolyte as the 3D architectures are utilized for energy storage. Remarkably, the capacitance retention after 4000 cycles is more than 90%, and the energy density is up to 107 W.h.kg(-1) at a high power density of 9.4 kW kg(-1).
AB - Various two-dimensional (2D) materials have recently attracted great attention owing to their unique properties and wide application potential in electronics, catalysis, energy storage, and conversion. However, large-scale production of ultrathin sheets and functional nanosheets remains a scientific and engineering challenge. Here we demonstrate an efficient approach for large-scale production of V2O5 nanosheets having a thickness of 4 nm and utilization as building blocks for constructing 3D architectures via a freeze-drying process. The resulting highly flexible V2O5 structures possess a surface area of 133 m(2) g(-1), ultrathin walls, and multilevel pores. Such unique features are favorable for providing easy access of the electrolyte to the structure when they are used as a supercapacitor electrode, and they also provide a large electroactive surface that advantageous in energy storage applications. As a consequence, a high specific capacitance of 451 F g(-1) is achieved in a neutral aqueous Na2SO4 electrolyte as the 3D architectures are utilized for energy storage. Remarkably, the capacitance retention after 4000 cycles is more than 90%, and the energy density is up to 107 W.h.kg(-1) at a high power density of 9.4 kW kg(-1).
KW - 2D layers
KW - V2O5
KW - 3D architectures
KW - high energy density
KW - supercapacitor
KW - HIGH-PERFORMANCE SUPERCAPACITORS
KW - ENERGY-STORAGE
KW - LITHIUM STORAGE
KW - ANODE MATERIAL
KW - HIGH-POWER
KW - GRAPHENE
KW - BATTERIES
KW - NETWORKS
KW - FILMS
U2 - 10.1021/nl402969r
DO - 10.1021/nl402969r
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 24148090
VL - 13
SP - 5408
EP - 5413
JO - Nano Letters
JF - Nano Letters
SN - 1530-6984
IS - 11
ER -