Synthesis and Enhanced Intercalation Properties of Nanostructured Vanadium Oxides

Nanomaterials lie at the heart of the fundamental advances in efficient energy storage/conversion and other types of nanodevices in which the surface process and transport kinetics play determining roles. This review describes some recent developments in the synthesis and characterizations of various vanadium oxide nanostructures including nanowires, nanorolls, nanobelts, and ordered arrays of nanorods, nanotubes, and nanocables for significantly enhanced intercalation properties. The major topic of this article is to highlight the lithium ion intercalation properties of nanostructured vanadium oxides for energy storage as well as other applications in sensors, actuators, and transistors.