Hydrothermal Synthesis of V₃O₇.^.H₂O Nanobelts and Study of Their Electrochemical Properties

Mohamed Kamel Chine, Faouzi Sediri, Neji Gharbi

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DOI: 10.4236/msa.2011.28129                

Abstract

Vanadium oxide hydrate V₃O₇.^.H₂O (H₂V₃O₈) nanobelts have been synthesized by hydrothermal approach using V₂O₅ as vanadium source and phenolphthalein as structure-directing agent. Techniques X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), infrared spectroscopy and nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms have been used to characterize the structure, morphology and composition of the nanobelts. The V₃O₇. H₂O nanobelts are up to several hundreds of nanometers, the widths and thicknesses are 90 and 40 nm, respectively. The electroactivity of the nanobelts has been investigated. The as-synthesized material is promising for chemical and energy-related applications such as catalysts, electrochemical device and it may be applied in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.

Keywords

Nanobelts, V₃O₇.^.H₂O, Phenolphthalein, Hydrothermal Synthesis, Electroactivity

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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