Fabrication of a vanadium nitride/N-doped carbon hollow nanosphere composite as an efficient electrode material for asymmetric supercapacitors
Xin Jiang, Wei Lü, Xiaodan Yu, Shuyan Song, Yan Xing
Abstract
N-doped carbon covering on the surface of VN inhibits the oxidation of VN in alkaline electrolyte and increases the electrical conductivity of composite. Therefore, favorable electrochemical behaviors of the V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/C//VN/NCS device are exhibited.
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SupercapacitorMaterials scienceComposite numberVanadium nitrideElectrodeCarbon fibersChemical engineeringNanocompositeElectrochemistryCapacitanceNitrideNanotechnologyComposite materialLayer (electronics)ChemistryPhysical chemistryEngineeringSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies research