Synthesis and electrochemical performance of MoO3 anode material prepared by polymer network gel method

MoO3 anode material was synthesized via the polymer network gel method. MoO3 samples were performed various characterization tests, including XRD diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, scanning electron microscope, and electrochemical performance tests. The results showed that MoO3 prepared via the polymer network gel method exhibited superior electrochemical performance. The effect of different calcination temperatures on the structure, morphology, and electrochemical performance of MoO3 was studied. Among all the samples, MoO3 (600 °C) with a rod shape at a diameter of about 0.5–1.0 μm showed the best electrochemical performance, with a discharge capacity of 1189.7 mAh g−1 at 0.1 A g−1, and remained at 503.4 mAh g−1 after 100 cycles.