Electrochemical Properties of Aluminum Ion-Doped Vanadium Oxide AlxV2O5 in Magnesium-Containing Propylene Carbonate Electrolytes
摘要
Al3+-doped vanadium oxide is synthesized by hydrothermal method. The Al : V atomic ratio determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy is 0.036 : 1, which corresponds to the formula Al0.072V2O5. The layered structure of Al3+-doped vanadium oxide is determined by the powder X-ray diffraction analysis. The electrochemical properties of Al3+-doped-vanadium-oxide-cathodes are studied in magnesium-containing propylene carbonate electrolyte 1 M Mg(ClO4)2 using cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic charge–discharge. Due to the large interlayer distance of 12.11 Å, the Al3+-doped vanadium oxide can reversibly intercalate magnesium ions into its crystal lattice. In addition to the electrochemical characterization of the cathodes, their structural changes after charge–discharge cycling are investigated by X-ray diffraction analysis, and the magnesium content of the cathode in the discharged state is estimated.