DEVELOPMENT OF MOO3 AND CU DOPED MOO3 NANOPARTICLES AND ITS COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY AS ANODE ELECTRODE MATERIALS FOR ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATIONS

Abstract

The Molybdenum trioxide Nanoparticles (MoO3 NPs) and Cu doped MoO3 NPs have been successfully fabricated by green combustion methodolgy using Terminalia catappa (Indian almond) tree leaves powder. The X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic (FTIR), scanning electron microscopic (SEM), Photoluminescence and Ultraviolet-Visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopic (UV-DRS) techniques were used to characterize the MoO3 nanoparticles. The XRD patterns of synthesized material shows orthorhombic phase. The Scherer’s method was adopted to find the crystallite size of the synthesized material. The Cu doped MoO3 shows increased specific capacity, better cyclic performance and rate performance than MoO3 at room temperature. The electrochemical of Cu doped MoO3 exhibited higher specific capacity 410 mAhg-1 than MoO3, while its specific capacity is 303 mAhg-1.