Effect of supercritical drying parameters on the electrochemical properties of vanadium oxide-based aerogels

Abstract

This paper examines the effect of supercritical drying parameters (including the nature of the solvent) on the electrochemical properties of vanadium oxide-based aerogels. It is shown that, among vanadium oxide-based aerogels prepared using different solvents (supercritical CO₂, n-hexane, and n-octane), the material obtained in n-hexane is superior in discharge capacity characteristics: its capacity is 350 to 250 mAh/g in the first seven cycles. The aerogel obtained in supercritical CO₂ has a far lower capacity: 80–105 mAh/g.