Journal
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
Volume 5, Issue 9, Pages 8025-8034Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b01595
Keywords
Amorphous; MoS2/MoO3; Lithium ions batteries; Sodium ion batteries
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51472271, 61376018, 51174233]
- Project of Innovation-driven Plan in Central South University [2016CX002]
- National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) [2013CB932901]
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A novel amorphous MoS2/MoO3/nitrogendoped carbon composite has been successfully synthesized for the first time. The synthesis strategy only involves a facile reaction that partially sulfurizes organic inorganic hybrid material Mo3O10 (C2H10N2) (named as MoOx/ethylene-diamine) nanowire precursors at low temperature (300 degrees C). It is more interesting that such amorphous composites as lithium ion battery (LIB) and sodium ion battery (SIB) anode electrodes showed much better electrochemical properties than those of most previously reported molybdenum-based materials with crystal structure. For example, the amorphous composite electrode for LIBs can reach up to 1253.3 mA g(-1) at a current density of 100 mA g(-1) after 50 cycles and still retain 887.5 mA h g(-1) at 1000 mA g(-1) after 350 cycles. Similarly, for SIBs, it also retains 538.7 mA h g(-1) after 200 cycles at 300 mA g(-1) and maintains 339.9 mA h g(-1) at 1000 mA after 220 cycles, corresponding to a capacity retention of nearly 100%. In addition, the amorphous composite electrode exhibits superior rate performance for LIBs and SIBs. Such superior electrochemical performance may be attributed to the following: (1) The carbonaceous matrix can enhance the conductivity of the amorphous composite. (2) Heteroatom, such as N, doping within this unique compositional feature can increase the active ion absorption sites on the amorphous composite surface benefitting the insertion/extraction of lithium/sodium ions. (3) The hybrid nanomaterials could provide plenty of diffusion channels for ions during the insertion/extraction process. (4) The 1D chain structure reduces the transfer distance of lithium/sodium ions into/from the electrode.
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