Amorphous intermediates and discovery of a kinetic polymorph of BiVO4 from heating V+Bi+Zn single-source precursors.

Key Points

• This research aims to investigate the formation of new kinetic polymorphs and electrochemical properties of vanadium oxides.
• Analysis of thermal decomposition of V, Bi, and Zn precursors.
• Examination of resulting amorphous mixed-valence vanadium oxides as battery electrodes.
• Identification of new kinetically stabilized polymorphs.
• Evaluation reveals promising electrochemical properties for use in Li-ion batteries.