Carbon and functionalized graphene oxide coated vanadium oxide electrodes for lithium ion batteries

Carbon- and graphene oxide-coated vanadium oxide nanomaterials were synthesized from a VOSO4 sol using a hydrothermal method to prepare electrodes for lithium ion batteries. The synthesized materials were characterized using x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Electrochemical results show that graphene oxide coated vanadium oxide electrodes have higher capacity than the carbon coated ones.