Fig. 6: The origin of the fast Na+ transport kinetics of the V2O5/V2CO2p.

XPS profiles for V2O5/V2CO2p; from top to bottom, the spectra collected for the pristine sample and the samples charged to 0.4 V, 0.6 V, and 0.8 V, discharged to 0.5 V, 0.2 V, 0 V, −0.2 V, and −0.4 V, and charged for a second time to 0.8 V. a O 1s, b V 2p and c N 1s. d–f Na+ diffusion pathways and corresponding migration activation energies.