Metallothermic-synchronous construction of compact dual-two-dimensional MoS2-graphene composites for high-capacity lithium storage

Xuechun Hao, Junfan Zhang, Jing Wang*, Bo Zhao, Mengmeng Qian, Ran Wang, Qiang Yuan, Xiaoyan Zhang, Xinwei Huang, Hanlou Li, Chuguang Yu, Jing Xie, Feng Wu, Guoqiang Tan

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Abstract

Addressing structural degradation of two-dimensional materials is of vast significance for improving their energy storage efficiency and cyclability in alkali metal-ion batteries. Here we propose a one-step metallothermic-synchronous construction strategy of Mo+CS2 =MoS2 +C that can simultaneously generate crystalline MoS2 wrapped by few-layer graphene, forming a compact dual-two-dimensional MoS2-graphene core-shell structure. XPS analysis reveals that dual-two-dimensional components are connected by chemical bonding of C−S, which promotes electronic and ionic transport and accommodates volumetric change. Notably, electrochemical studies disclose the relationship between storage efficiency and electrode dynamics, as well as cycle stability and volumetric effect of MoS2-graphene, where the improved electrode dynamics and volumetric efficiency enable high capacity (800 mAh g−1) and excellent cyclability (550 mAh g−1 after 500 cycles at 5.0 A g−1) for reversible lithium storage. This facile and scalable fabrication strategy makes dual-two-dimensional composite materials potentially viable for the commercialization in high-capacity energy storage.

Original languageEnglish
Article number107850
JournalNano Energy
Volume103
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2022

Keywords

  • Dual-two-dimensional
  • Graphene
  • Lithium storage
  • Metallothermic reaction
  • MoS
  • Synchronous construction

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