Soft-Chemical Synthesis of Vanadium Oxide Nanostructures Using 3, 3’, 3”-Nitrilotripropionic Acid ( NTP) as a Carrier

V. S. Reddy Channu, Rudolf Holze, B. Rambabu

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Institut für Chemie, AG Elektrochemie, Technische Universit?t Chemnitz, D-09107 Chemnitz, Germany.

DOI: 10.4236/snl.2011.13012                

Abstract

Vanadium oxide nanostructures were synthesized using NTP as a carrier through soft-chemical method. The influence of calcination temperature on the phase and morphology of obtained pristine product were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Cyclic voltammogram studies were conducted to examine the electrochemical performance of cathodes made of vanadium oxide nanostructures. X-ray diffraction results show that, the particle size of the nanomaterials is increases with the increasing of calcination temperature.

Keywords

Nanomaterials, Soft-Chemical Method, Morphology, Cyclic Voltammogram

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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