Carbon-coated vanadium selenide as anode for lithium-ion batteries and sodium-ion batteries with enhanced electrochemical performance

A Carbon-coated vanadium selenium composites were synthesized through a facile ball-milling method. The VSe2/C presents a structure that carbon layer covers around the pure VSe2 particles. The VSe2/C exhibits outstanding performances in electrochemical tests, showing an enhanced cycle capacities of 467 mA h g(-1) for sodium-ion batteries and 453 mA h g(-1) for lithium-ion batteries after 50 discharge charge cycles. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.