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MoS2/C/C nanofiber with double-layer carbon coating for high cycling stability and rate capability in lithium-ion batteries

Show Author's Information Hao Wu1,  Chengyi Hou1,  Guozhen Shen3,  Tao Liu4,  Yuanlong Shao2( ),  Ru Xiao1( ),  Hongzhi Wang1
State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer MaterialsCollege of Materials Science and EngineeringDonghua UniversityShanghai201620China
ambridge Graphene Center, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FAUK
State Key Laboratory for Superlattices and MicrostructuresInstitute of SemiconductorsChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100083China
hemistry Department, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EWUK
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molybdenum disulfide, electrospinning, lithium-ion battery, fiber electrode
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MoS2 has attracted a lot of interest in the field of lithium-ion storage as an anode material owing to its high capacity and two-dimensional (2D)-layer structure. However, its electrochemical properties, such as rate capability and cycling stability, are usually limited by its low conductivity, volume variation, and polysulfide dissolution during lithiation/delithiation cycling. Here, a designed two-layer carbon-coated MoS2/carbon nanofiber (MoS2/C/C fiber) hybrid electrode with a double-layer carbon coating was achieved by a facile hydrothermal and subsequent electrospinning method. The double carbon layer (inner amorphous carbon and outer carbon fiber) shells could efficiently increase the electron conductivity, prevent the aggregation of MoS2 flakes, and limit the volume change and polysulfide loss during long-term cycling. The as-prepared MoS2/C/C fiber electrode exhibited a high capacity of up to 1, 275 mAh/g at a current density of 0.2 A/g, 85.0% first cycle Coulombic efficiency, and significantly increased rate capability and cycling stability. These results demonstrate the potential applications of MoS2/C/C fiber hybrid material for energy storage and may open up a new avenue for improving electrode energy storage performance by fabricating hybrid nanofiber electrode materials with double-layer carbon coatings.


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MoS2/C/C nanofiber with double-layer carbon coating for high cycling stability and rate capability in lithium-ion batteries

Show Author's information Hao Wu1, Chengyi Hou1, Guozhen Shen3, Tao Liu4, Yuanlong Shao2( ), Ru Xiao1( ), Hongzhi Wang1
State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer MaterialsCollege of Materials Science and EngineeringDonghua UniversityShanghai201620China
ambridge Graphene Center, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FAUK
State Key Laboratory for Superlattices and MicrostructuresInstitute of SemiconductorsChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100083China
hemistry Department, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EWUK

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MoS2 has attracted a lot of interest in the field of lithium-ion storage as an anode material owing to its high capacity and two-dimensional (2D)-layer structure. However, its electrochemical properties, such as rate capability and cycling stability, are usually limited by its low conductivity, volume variation, and polysulfide dissolution during lithiation/delithiation cycling. Here, a designed two-layer carbon-coated MoS2/carbon nanofiber (MoS2/C/C fiber) hybrid electrode with a double-layer carbon coating was achieved by a facile hydrothermal and subsequent electrospinning method. The double carbon layer (inner amorphous carbon and outer carbon fiber) shells could efficiently increase the electron conductivity, prevent the aggregation of MoS2 flakes, and limit the volume change and polysulfide loss during long-term cycling. The as-prepared MoS2/C/C fiber electrode exhibited a high capacity of up to 1, 275 mAh/g at a current density of 0.2 A/g, 85.0% first cycle Coulombic efficiency, and significantly increased rate capability and cycling stability. These results demonstrate the potential applications of MoS2/C/C fiber hybrid material for energy storage and may open up a new avenue for improving electrode energy storage performance by fabricating hybrid nanofiber electrode materials with double-layer carbon coatings.

Keywords: molybdenum disulfide, electrospinning, lithium-ion battery, fiber electrode

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Received: 19 February 2018
Revised: 17 April 2018
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Published: 31 May 2018
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We gratefully acknowledge the financial support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51672043), the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (No. 15ZR1401200), Program for Professor of Special Appointment (Eastern Scholar) at Shanghai Institutions of Higher Learning, Program of Shanghai Academic Research Leader (No. 16XD1400100), Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (No. 16JC1400700), Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (No. 2017-01-07-00-03-E00055) and the Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities (No. 111-2-04). C. Y. H. thanks the Shanghai ChenGuang Program (No. 15CG33), the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (No. 16ZR1401500), and the Shanghai Sailing Program (No. 16YF1400400).

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