Morphology restrained growth of V2O5 by the oxidation of V-MXenes as a fast diffusion controlled cathode material for aqueous zinc ion batteries.

Herein, we report morphology controlled growth of layered V2O5 on V2C by the oxidation of V-MXenes at different temperatures and used it as a cathode material for Zn-ion batteries (ZIBs). Hence, the V2O5 nanoparticles are uniformly grown on the V2C nanosheets with interlinked disordered carbon which provide fast diffusion and high rate performance in aqueous zinc-ion batteries.