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As a lithium-ion battery cathode material with high theoretical capacity, the application of V2O5 is limited by its unstable structure and low intrinsic conductivity. In this paper, we report a Fe doped V2O5 nanowire with a layered structure of 200–300 nm diameter prepared by electrostatic spinning technique. The 3Fe-V2O5 electrode exhibited a superb capacity of 436.9 mAh g−1 in the first cycle when tested in the voltage range of 2.0–4.0 V at current density of 100 mA g–1, far exceeding its theoretical capacity (294 mAh g−1), and the high capacity of 312 mAh g−1 was still maintained after 50 cycles. The superb performance is mainly attributed to its unique layered nanowire structure and the enhanced electrical conductivity as well as optimized structure brought by Fe-doping. This work made the homogeneous doping and nanosizing of the material easily achieved through electrostatic spinning technology, leading to an increase in the initial capacity of the V2O5 cathode material and the cycling stability compared to the pure V2O5, which is an extremely meaningful exploration.

In this work, pre-lithiated VO2(B) nanobelts are synthesized by a two-step hydrothermal method. After pre-lithiation, the VO2(B) nanobelts exhibit a uniformly dispersed morphology with a large specific surface area. Compared to pure VO2(B) nanobelts, the pre-lithiated VO2(B) nanobelts show much better electrochemical performance in terms of cycling stability and high-rate capability. The lithium-ion diffusivity in the pre-lithiated VO2(B) nanobelts is enhanced due to enlargement of the crystal lattice after pre-lithiation. The pre-lithiated VO2(B) nanobelt cathode delivers an initial specific capacity of 264 mAh g–1 at 0.1 A g–1 with a capacity retention of 81.6% after 100 cycles, which is superior to that obtained for pure VO2(B) under the same conditions (initial capacity of 221.5 mAh g–1 and capacity retention of 63.3%). Moreover, the pre-lithiated VO2(B) nanobelt electrode exhibits outstanding long-term cycling stability (capacity retention of 87.2% after 800 cycles at 1000 mA g–1). These results indicate that pre-lithiated VO2(B) nanobelts have great potential to be applied as an advanced cathode material for next-generation lithium-ion batteries.