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Carbon-coated mesoporous Co9S8 nanoparticles on reduced graphene oxide as a long-life and high-rate anode material for potassium-ion batteries

Guangyao Ma1, Xiao Xu1, Zhenyu Feng1, Chenjing Hu1, Yansong Zhu1, Xianfeng Yang2, Jian Yang1( ), Yitai Qian1,3
Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
Analytical and Testing Center, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Abstract

Carbon-coated mesoporous Co9S8 nanoparticles supported on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) are successfully synthesized by a simple process. This composite makes full use of the protection of the carbon layer on the surface, the good conductivity and three-dimensional (3D) structure of rGO, the mesoporous structure and nanoscale size of Co9S8, thereby presenting the excellent electrochemical performances in potassium-ion batteries, 407.9 mAh·g-1 after 100 cycles at 0.2 A·g-1 and 215.1 mAh·g-1 at 5 A·g-1 in rate performances. After 1,200 cycles at 1.0 A·g-1, this composite still remains a capacity of 210.8 mAh·g-1. The redox reactions for potassium storage are revealed by ex-situ transmission electron microscope (TEM)/high-resolution TEM (HRTEM) images, selected area electron diffraction (SAED) patterns and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) spectra. The application of this composite as the host of sulfur for Li-S batteries is also explored. It sustains a capacity of 431.8 mAh·g-1 after 800 cycles at 3 C, leading to a degradation of 0.052% per cycle. These results confirm the wide applications of this composite for electrochemical energy storage.

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graphenenanocompositemesoporous structurepotassium ion batteriessulfides

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Nano Research
Volume 13 Issue 3,
March 2020
Pages 802-809
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-020-2699-7
Cite this article:
Ma G, Xu X, Feng Z, et al. Carbon-coated mesoporous Co9S8 nanoparticles on reduced graphene oxide as a long-life and high-rate anode material for potassium-ion batteries. Nano Research, 2020, 13(3): 802-809. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2699-7
Topics:
AnodesCobalt compoundsElectron diffractionGrapheneIonsLithium compoundsLithium sulfur batteriesMesoporous materials NanocompositesNanoparticlesPhotoelectron spectroscopyPotassium compoundsRedox reactionsSulfur compoundsSynthesis (chemical)Transmission electron microscopyX-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

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Received: 30 November 2019
Revised: 27 January 2020
Accepted: 04 February 2020
Published: 28 February 2020
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