Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 22, 2026
Fabrication of VB2/Air Cells for Electrochemical Testing
Published on: August 5, 2013
V2O5 nanoparticles obtained from a synthetic bariandite-like vanadium oxide: synthesis, characterization and
Willian G Menezes1, Dayane M Reis, Tânia M Benedetti
1Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19081, 81530-900 Curitiba-PR, Brazil.
Abstract:
Highly stable and crystalline V(2)O(5) nanoparticles with an average diameter of 15 nm have been easily prepared by thermal treatment of a bariandite-like vanadium oxide, V(10)O(24) x 9 H(2)O. Their characterization was carried out by powder X-ray diffractometry (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and Raman spectroscopies, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The fibrous and nanostructured film obtained by electrophoretic deposition of the V(2)O(5) nanoparticles showed good electroactivity when submitted to cyclic voltammetry in an ionic liquid-based electrolyte. The use of this film for the preparation of a nanostructured electrode led to an improvement of about 50% in discharge capacity values when compared with similar electrodes obtained by casting of a V(2)O(5) xerogel.
