Ab Initio Density Functional Theory Studies of Hydrogen Adsorption at the V2O5(010) Surface

Binary and Ternary Vanadium Oxides: General Overview, Physical Properties, and Photochemical Processes for Environmental Applications

This review article is a comprehensive report on vanadium oxides which are interesting materials for environmental applications. Therefore, a general overview of vanadium and its related oxides are presented in the first two parts. Afterwards, the physical properties of binary and ternary vanadium oxides in single and mixed valence states are described such as their structural, optical, and electronic properties. Finally, the use of these vanadium oxides in photochemical processes for environmental applications is detailed, especially for the production of hydrogen by water splitting and the degradation of organic pollutants in water using photocatalytic and photo-Fenton processes. The scientific aim of such a review is to bring a comprehensive tool to understand the photochemical processes triggered by vanadium oxide based materials where the photo-induced properties are thoroughly discussed based on the detailed description of their intrinsic properties.

Gradiently Polymerized Solid Electrolyte Meets with Micro-/Nanostructured Cathode Array

The poor contact between the solid-state electrolyte and cathode materials leads to a high interfacial resistance, severely limiting the rate capability of solid Li metal batteries. Herein, an integrative battery design is introduced with a gradiently polymerized solid electrolyte (GPSE), a microchannel current collector array, and nanosized cathode particles. An in situ formed GPSE encapsulates cathode nanoparticles in the microchannel with ductile inclusions to lower the interfacial impedance, and the stiff surface layer of GPSE toward anode suppresses the Li dendrite growth. The Li metal batteries based on GPSE and the Li-free hydrogenated V₂O₅ (V₂O₅-H) cathode exhibit an outstanding high rate response of up to 5 C (the capacity ratio of 5 C/1 C is 90.3%) and an ultralow capacity fade rate of 0.07% per cycle over 300 cycles. The other Li-containing cathodes such as LiFePO₄ and LiNi_0.5Mn_0.3Co_0.2O₂ can also operate effectively at the rates of 5 and 2 C, respectively. Such an ingenious design may provide new insights into other solid metal batteries through an interfacial engineering manipulation at the micro- and nanolevel.

Enhancement of thermoelectrical performance in Au-ion implanted V2O5 thin films

The present study reports an enhancement of thermoelectric performance in Au ion implanted V₂O₅ thin films.

Physical vapor deposited highly oriented V2O5 thin films for electrocatalytic oxidation of hydrazine

The proposed work is focused on the effect of substrates on the electrocatalytic performance of physical vapor deposited vanadium pentoxide (V₂O₅) films.