A STRUCTURAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF SUSTAINABLE GREEN ELECTRICITY GENERATION AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE THROUGH WATER SPLITTING IN A V2O5 BASED HYDROELECTRIC CELL

Abstract

Owing to its many benefits, such as high energy density, affordability, availability, and good safety profiles, vanadium-based oxides have attracted much attention. With its comparatively better electrical characteristics, vanadium pentoxide has been the most stable of the several families of vanadium oxides and has been the focus of numerous research for more than 20 years. We have investigated V2O5 in detail in the current work. We have synthesized the sample using the solid-state sintering technique, starting with pure V2O5 as a precursor. XRD, FESEM, Raman, FTIR, PL, BET, and Nquist spectroscopy are among the analytical methods that have been used to describe the V2O5 sample. Structural and phase analyses have been carried out using XRD. The morphological and microstructure have been examined using FESEM. V2O5 nanoparticles have been found to exhibit rotational, vibrational, and other states by the use of Raman spectroscopy. FTIR identified the bonds. The existence of oxygen vacancies on the surface was verified by PL spectroscopy. The porosity and surface area of the sample have been examined using BET analysis, and the charge transfer mechanism and the ionic current production in the HEC have been investigated using Nyquist and I-V polarization plots. The green energy produced does not discharge poisonous or dangerous materials into the environment. Hence, the current study has proven the manufacture of a V2O5-based HEC and observed no significant negative environmental impact from the energy produced by V2O5 HEC.