Hierarchical MoS /Carbon Composite Microspheres as Advanced Anodes for Lithium/Sodium-Ion Batteries.

Chemistry

State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Applications for Batteries of, Zhejiang Province, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China.

Published: August 2018

It is crucial to design advanced electrodes with large Li/Na-ion storage capacities for the development of next-generation battery systems. Herein, hierarchical MoS /C composite microspheres were constructed by facile template-free self-assembly sulfurization plus post-carbonization. Cross-linked MoS nanosheets and outer carbon layer are organically combined together to form composite microspheres with diameters of 400-500 nm. Due to enhanced electrical conductivity and good structural stability, the MoS /C composite microspheres exhibit substantially improved Li/Na-ion storage performance. Compared to unmodified MoS , MoS /C composite microspheres deliver higher Li/Na-ion storage capacity (Li : 1017 mA h g at 100 mA g and Na : 531 mA h g at 100 mA g ), as well as better rate capability (Li : 434 mA h g at 1 Ag and Na : 102 mA h g at 1 Ag ) and capacity retention (Li : 902 mA h g after 200 cycles and Na : 342 mA h g over 100 cycles). The superior Li/Na-ion storage performance is mainly attributed to the unique porous microsphere architecture with increased electrode/electrolyte interfaces and more diffusion paths for Li/Na ion insertion. Additionally, the carbon coating can not only improve the electronic conductivity, but also suppress the shuttle effect of polysulfides.

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