Novel hollow MoS@C@CuS heterostructures for high zinc storage performance.

Heterostructured materials have great potential as cathodes for zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) because of their fast Zn transport channels. Herein, hollow MoS@C@CuS heterostructures are innovatively constructed using a template-engaged method. The carbon layer improves the electrical conductivity, provides a high growth area, and effectively restricts volume expansion during the recycling process. MoS nanosheets are grown on the surfaces of hollow C@CuS nanocubes using the template method, further expanding the specific surface area and exposing more active sites to enhance the electrical conductivity. As expected, an admirable reversible capacity of 197.2 mA h g can be maintained after 1000 cycles with a coulombic efficiency of 91.1%. Therefore, we firmly believe that this work points the way forward for high-performance materials design and energy storage systems.