Low-cost and facile one-pot synthesis of pure single-crystalline ε-Cu(0.95)V2O5 nanoribbons: high capacity cathode material for rechargeable Li-ion batteries.

Pure single-crystalline ε-Cu(0.95)V(2)O(5) nanoribbons have been successfully synthesized via a facile one-pot solvothermal route using low-cost raw materials. The obtained materials can react electrochemically with 2.64 Li in a reversible fashion and thus greatly expands the range of cathode choices. © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2011