Electrospinning synthesis of hollow V0.95Mo0.97O5 nanofibers for high-performance lithium-ion batteries

[Display omitted] •Hollow V0.95Mo0.97O5 Nanofibers are prepared by electrospinning and proper annealing.•The formation of tube-like morphology is revealed and affected by air oxidation temperature.•Hollow V0.95Mo0.97O5 demonstrates superior lithium storage performance. We report the facile electrospinning fabrication of hollow V0.95Mo0.97O5 nanofibers via controlling oxidization of the V/Mo/polymer precursor, whose structural evolution upon increasing the annealing temperature are revealed. When examined as anode of lithium-ion batteries, the hollow V0.95Mo0.97O5 nanofibers display superior electrochemical properties with high cycle and rate capability, delivering high reversible capacities of 746.7/583.8 mAh/g at 500/1000 mA/g after 300 cycles, and a high-rate capacity of 614 mAh/g at 2000 mA/g.