Grafted Metal Oxide/Polymer/Carbon Nanostructures Exhibiting Fast Transport Properties

A "grafting" method for creating new polymer/V₂ O₅ /carbon structures with nanodimensions results in materials that are chemically tailored to exhibit fast ion/electron transport. The rate responses are high enough to be of interest in applications such as lithium batteries and supercapacitors, and the concept is applicable to a variety of materials. The picture shows the atomic force microscopy image of V₂ O₅ /C-PEG nanoparticles on a mica surface. C-PEG=polyethylene glycol functionalized carbon.