The lithiation studies of nanostructured tungsten oxide film prepared via electrochemical precipitation

In this work, nanostructured tungsten oxide was electrodeposited by cyclic voltammetric technique onto a stainless steel surface. The structure and surface morphology of the resulting oxide film were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction, scanning probe microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. The electrochemical intercalation of lithium into the nanostructured tungsten oxide was studied using cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge-discharge curves, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in a liquid electrolyte consisting of 1 M LiClO4 in propylene carbonate. The as-deposited tungsten oxide indicated the capacity for electrochemical lithium insertion. The specific capacitance of 108.05 F g(-1) was obtained at the constant discharge density of 0.07 mA cm(-2).