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Abstract
A novel hydrothermal synthesis method has been developed for preparing an NH4+-PEDOT-co-doped vanadium oxide (NVOP) cathode for zinc-ion batteries. Structural characterization reveals successful PEDOT (poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) intercalation within VxOy layers, evidenced by an expanded interlayer spacing (10.23 Å, XRD), homogeneous elemental distribution (EDX), and characteristic polymer signatures (FTIR/XPS). The NVOP-based cathode demonstrates excellent specific capacity, outperforming undoped NH4V3O8 (NVO) by more than twofold across all current densities. Specifically, the NVOP cathode exhibits a high specific capacity of 403 mAh·g−1 at 0.3 A·g−1 and exceptional rate capability (246 mAh·g−1 at 10 A·g−1). Furthermore, during long-term cycling at 1 A·g−1, NVOP maintained a specific capacity of 340 mAh·g−1 by the 100th cycle without degradation.
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