@inproceedings{1bca862e22f44ce19ba4bb8ad7729d59,
title = "Synthesis and characterization of layered vanadium oxide nanotubes for rechargeable lithium batteries",
abstract = "A range of vanadium oxide nanotubesconsisting of scrolled layers of primary amine functionalized xerogel have been produced by a hydrothermal treatment of a xerogel/amine mixture. The nanotubes consist of a hollow core flanked by parallel layers of scrolled vanadium oxide layers. The interlayer spacing is varied on the sub-nm scale by intercalated amines templates of various molecular lengths. High resolution transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction were used to characterize the resulting nanotubes. When the molar ratio of xerogel:amine is 1:2. a maximum yield of nanotubes is produced and the interlayer spacing can be controlled. For a molar ratio of xerogel:amineof 2:1,the product contains a low yield of nanotubes and the corresponding interlayer spacing is found to be independent of the length of the amine template. A comparison of measured interlayer distances with the actual physical length of the primary amine chains shows thatinterdigitation of the surface-bound amines occurs between the layers of V 2O 5.",
author = "D. McNulty and Buckley, {D. N.} and C. O'Dwyer",
year = "2011",
doi = "10.1149/1.3654222",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781607682943",
series = "ECS Transactions",
number = "34",
pages = "237--245",
booktitle = "Nanostructured Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion",
edition = "34",
note = "Nanostructured Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion - 219th ECS Meeting ; Conference date: 01-05-2011 Through 06-05-2011",
}