Lithiated MoO₃ Nanobelts with Greatly Improved Performance for Lithium Batteries

α-MoO3 nanobelts are successfully lithiated by a secondary reaction. The capacity retention rate of lithiated MoO3 nanobelts is 92 % after 15 cycles, whereas the non-lithiated nanobelts retain only 60 % (see figure). The conductivity is increased by close to two orders of magnitudes after lithiation suggesting that Li+ ions have been introduced into the MoO3 layers during lithiation. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2089/2007/c0883_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.