Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 13, Issue 34, Pages 40481-40488Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c07743
Keywords
desodiation/sodiation mechanism; molybdenum disulfide (MoS2); atomic pair distribution function; transmission electron microscopy; battery materials
Funding
- Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC)
- German Research Foundation (DFG) [390874152]
- DFG [MU 4276/1-1]
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This study investigates the desodiation/sodiation mechanism of MoS2 electrodes using electron pair distribution function and X-ray absorption spectroscopy. The results show that Mo-S bonds are preserved and do not convert to metallic forms during deep sodiation. The MoS2 sheets break into disordered MoSx clusters during discharging and partially recover Mo-S coordination symmetry during subsequent charging.
Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is a promising anode material for sodium batteries due to its high theoretical capacity. While significantly improved electrochemical performance has been achieved, the reaction mechanism is still equivocal. Herein, we applied electron pair distribution function and X-ray absorption spectroscopy to investigate the desodiation/sodiation mechanism of MoS2 electrodes. The results reveal that Mo-S bonds are well preserved and dominant in the sodiation product matrix but do not convert to metallic Mo and Na2S even at deep sodiation. The MoS2 multilayer sheets break into disordered MoSx clusters with modified octahedral symmetry during discharging. The long-range order was not rebuilt during subsequent charging but with partial recovery of the Mo-S coordination symmetry. The mechanism of the reaction is independent of the carbon matrix, although it prevents the MoSx clusters from leaching into the electrolyte and thus contributes to an extended cycle life. This work refreshes the fundamental understanding of the desodiation/sodiation mechanism of MoS2 materials.
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