Liquid-Phase Synthesis of Monodispersed V5+ Faradic Electrode Toward High-Performance Supercapacitor Application

Layered intercalating V₂O₅ (vanadium pentoxide) is a durable battery-type electrode material exploited in supercapacitors. The advancement of V₂O₅ nanomaterials synthesized from non-aqueous organic solvents holds significant potential for energy storage applications. Liquid-phase synthesis of orthorhombic V₂O₅ cathode material corroborated its compatibility with quartet glycols and allowed examination of their explicit roles in faradic charge storage efficacy. V₂O₅ was found to be an intercalative material in all the quartet glycols. The crystalline, rod-like morphology and monodisperse V₂O₅ electrode were ascribed to the effects of ethylene, diethylene, triethylene, and tetraethylene glycols. Notable differences were observed in the electrochemical analysis of the prepared V₂O₅ (EV, DV, TV, and TTV). In a three-electrode cell setup, the DV electrode demonstrated a superior specific capacity of 460.2 C/g at a current density of 1 A/g. From the Trasatti analysis, the DV electrode exhibited 961.53 C/g of total capacitance, comprising a diffusion-controlled contribution of 898.19 C/g and a surface-controlled contribution of 63.34 C/g. The aqueous asymmetric device DV//AC exhibited a maximum energy density of 65.72 Wh/kg at a power density of 1199.97 W/kg. The glycol-derived electrodes were anticipated to bepromising materials for supercapacitors and have the potential to meet electrochemical energy needs.