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Interlayer-expanded MoS2 assemblies for enhanced electrochemical storage of potassium ions

Show Author's Information Sijia Di,  Pan Ding,  Yeyun Wang,  Yunling Wu,  Jun Deng,  Lin Jia,  Yanguang Li( )
Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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molybdenum disulfide, hierarchical structure, interlayer expansion, potassium ion batteries
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AnodesIon batteriesIonsLayered semiconductorsLithiumMolybdenum compoundsPotassium
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Di S, Ding P, Wang Y, et al. Interlayer-expanded MoS2 assemblies for enhanced electrochemical storage of potassium ions. Nano Research, 2020, 13(1): 225-230. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-019-2604-4
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Potassium-ion batteries are regarded as the low-cost alternative to lithium-ion batteries. However, their development is hampered by the lack of suitable electrode materials. In this work, we demonstrate that MoS2 with expanded interlayers represents a promising candidate for the electrochemical storage of potassium ions. Hierarchical interlayer-expanded MoS2 assemblies supported on carbon nanotubes are prepared via a straightforward solution method. The increased interlayer spacing not only enables the better accommodation of foreign ions, but also lowers the diffusion energy barrier and improves diffusion kinetics of ions. When investigated as the anode material of potassium ion batteries, our interlayer-expanded MoS2 assemblies exhibit an excellent electrochemical performance with large capacity (up to ~ 520 mAh·g-1), good rate capability (~ 310 mAh·g-1 at 1,000 mA·g-1) and impressive cycling stability, superior to most competitors.


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Interlayer-expanded MoS2 assemblies for enhanced electrochemical storage of potassium ions

Show Author's information Sijia Di, Pan Ding, Yeyun Wang, Yunling Wu, Jun Deng, Lin Jia, Yanguang Li( )
Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China

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Potassium-ion batteries are regarded as the low-cost alternative to lithium-ion batteries. However, their development is hampered by the lack of suitable electrode materials. In this work, we demonstrate that MoS2 with expanded interlayers represents a promising candidate for the electrochemical storage of potassium ions. Hierarchical interlayer-expanded MoS2 assemblies supported on carbon nanotubes are prepared via a straightforward solution method. The increased interlayer spacing not only enables the better accommodation of foreign ions, but also lowers the diffusion energy barrier and improves diffusion kinetics of ions. When investigated as the anode material of potassium ion batteries, our interlayer-expanded MoS2 assemblies exhibit an excellent electrochemical performance with large capacity (up to ~ 520 mAh·g-1), good rate capability (~ 310 mAh·g-1 at 1,000 mA·g-1) and impressive cycling stability, superior to most competitors.

Keywords: molybdenum disulfide, hierarchical structure, interlayer expansion, potassium ion batteries

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Received: 13 October 2019
Revised: 01 December 2019
Accepted: 11 December 2019
Published: 02 January 2020
Issue date: January 2020

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51972219), the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology.

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