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Effect of various aqueous electrolytes on the electrochemical performance of V2O5 spindle-like nanostructures as electrode material for supercapacitor application

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The electrochemical behavior of V2O5 spindle-like nanostructures synthesized through hydrothermal method is studied for supercapacitor applications. The electrochemical supercapacitive performance of the prepared electrode was investigated using cyclic voltammeters (CV), Chronopotentiometry (CP), and Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) analyses. The crystallographic structure and phase purity of the V2O5 electrode is investigated by the X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. To further confirm the formation of V2O5, the Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, and Fourier-transform Raman spectroscopy (FT-Raman) investigations were carried out. The formation of V2O5 is confirmed by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) analyses. The electrode material delivered a high specific capacitance of 403F/g at 1A/g current density in the mixed electrolyte solution (1 M Na2SO4 + 0.5 M KOH). In this mixed electrolyte, V2O5 spindle-like electrode showed a good cyclic stability of 3000 cycles with better capacity retention of 85% at 10A/g.

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The authors thank Micro-Raman facility of SRM Central Instrumentation Facility (SCIF), and Nanotechnology Research Center (NRC), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India for the support in characterization studies. The author T. Vijayakumar acknowledges the financial support obtained from the Department of Space, Government of India [Grant no.B.19012/57/2016-II] through RESPOND project and the selective excellence initiative award received from SRM Institute of Science and Technology. The author T. Maiyalagan expresses his gratitude towards the Department of Science and Technology-Science and Engineering Research Board, India for the monetary aid [DSTSERB No. ECR/2016/002025] obtained through the Early Career Research Award.

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Jayachandran, M., Rose, A., Maiyalagan, T. et al. Effect of various aqueous electrolytes on the electrochemical performance of V2O5 spindle-like nanostructures as electrode material for supercapacitor application. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 6623–6635 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-05378-8

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