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NANOSCALE
Volume 10, Issue 6, Pages 2804-2811Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c7nr07882j
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- National Science Foundation of China [21471091]
- Fundamental Research Funds of Shandong University [2015JC007]
- Taishan Scholar Project of Shandong Province [ts201511004]
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Cobalt sulfides are attractive as intriguing candidates for anodes in SIBs and LIBs owing to their unique chemical and physical properties. In this study, a precursor of Co1-xS with a uniform and hollow nanospherical architecture is obtained with a high yield via a mild solvothermal method in the presence of 2-methylimidazole at first. Then, Co1-xS, Co1-xS/C (ultrafine Co1-xS nanoparticles embedded in the shells of the nitrogen-doped porous carbon hollow nanosphere), and Co1-xS@C (Co1-xS nanoparticles entirely covered by an external amorphous carbon layer) were selectively fabricated via direct calcination or PPy coating & calcination of the obtained precursor. Co1-xS/C shows best electrochemical performance than the other two materials as anodes for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). Besides the excellent rate performance, a high reversible discharge capacity of 320 mA g(-1) can be retained after 130 cycles at 1 A g(-1). The impressive performance may be attributed to the unique structure, higher conductivity, and more active sites of Co1-xS/C. In addition, 559 mA hg(-1) was maintained after 100 cycles at 500 mA g(-1) when the Co1-xS/C composite was applied as an anode in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). The high reversible capacity, excellent cycle stability combined with the facile synthesis procedure render Co1-xS/C a prospective anode material for rechargeable batteries.
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