α-MoO₃ Nanostructure Synthesized in Plasma by an Original Method of Pulsed High-Voltage Discharge as Highly Reversible Anode for Secondary Lithium-Ion Battery

Abstract:

A new concept for synthesis of the nanostructured transition metal oxides had been proposed. In particular, the method of pulsed high-voltage discharge was adopted for synthesis of α-MoO₃ nanostructure with orthorhombic crystal lattice. The as-prepared α-MoO₃ was investigated as anode for Li-ion battery. The 30-fold charge–discharge cycling has shown that material specific capacity (approximately 90 mAh g^–1) is not high, however excellent reversibility was achieved (the Coulombic efficiency equals to 99.9%). Thus the method opens new ways for the synthesis of nanomaterials with stable reversible capacities for Li-ion batteries.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 245)
• Pages: 172-177
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.245.172
• Online since: October 2015
• Authors: Denis P. Opra, Sergey V. Gnedenkov, Alexander A. Sokolov*, Valery G. Kuryavyi, Sergey L. Sinebryukhov
• Keywords: Anode, Li-Ion Battery, Molybdenum Oxide, Nanostructured Material, Transition Metal Compound

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