<p>Vanadium dioxides of different crystalline orientation planes have successfully been fabricated by chemical vapor deposition at atmospheric pressure using propanol, ethanol and O₂ gas as oxygen sources. The thick a-axis textured monoclinic vanadium dioxide obtained through propanol presented the best electrochemical response in terms of the highest specific discharge capacity of 459 mAh g^-1 with a capacitance retention of 97 % after 1000 scans under constant specific current of 2 A g^-1. Finally, the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy indicated that the charge transfer of Li⁺ through the vanadium dioxide / electrolyte interface was easier for this sample enhancing significantly its capacitance performance.</p>