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Nano Research 2023, 16(4): 4933-4940 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-5108-6
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Integrating molybdenum sulfide selenide-based cathode with C–O–Mo heterointerface design and atomic engineering for superior aqueous Zn-ion batteries

Show Author's Information Hong Li1,2,3,4,  Biao Chen3,5,  Runhua Gao3,  Fugui Xu6,  Xinzhu Wen7( ),  Xiongwei Zhong3,  Chuang Li3,  Zhihong Piao3,  Nantao Hu4( ),  Xiao Xiao3,  Feng Shao4,  Guangmin Zhou3( ),  Jinlong Yang1( )
Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
Key Laboratory for Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology of the Ministry of Education, School of Electronics, Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
School of Engineering and Technology College, Yang-en University, Quanzhou 362014, China
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Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have been regarded as promising cathodes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) but suffer from sluggish reaction kinetics due to their poor conductivity and the strong electrostatic interaction between Zn-ion and cathode materials. Herein, a well-defined structure with MoSSe nanosheets vertically anchored on graphene is used as the cathode for AZIBs. The dissolution of Se into MoS2 lattice together with heterointerface design via developing C–O–Mo bonds improves the inherent conductivity, enlarges interlayer spacing, and generates abundant anionic vacancies. As a result, the Zn2+ intercalation/deintercalation process is greatly improved, which is confirmed by theoretical modeling and ex-situ experimental results. Remarkably, the assembled AZIBs exhibit high-rate capability (124.2 mAh·g−1 at 5 A·g−1) and long cycling life (83% capacity retention after 1,200 cycles at 2 A·g−1). Moreover, the assembled quasi-solid-state Zn-ion batteries demonstrate a stable cycling performance over 100 cycles and high capacity retention over 94% after 2,500 bending cycles. This study provides a new strategy to unlock the electrochemical activity of TMDs via interface design and atomic engineering, which can also be applied to other TMDs for multivalent batteries.


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Integrating molybdenum sulfide selenide-based cathode with C–O–Mo heterointerface design and atomic engineering for superior aqueous Zn-ion batteries

Show Author's information Hong Li1,2,3,4, Biao Chen3,5, Runhua Gao3, Fugui Xu6, Xinzhu Wen7( ), Xiongwei Zhong3, Chuang Li3, Zhihong Piao3, Nantao Hu4( ), Xiao Xiao3, Feng Shao4, Guangmin Zhou3( ), Jinlong Yang1( )
Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
Key Laboratory for Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology of the Ministry of Education, School of Electronics, Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
School of Engineering and Technology College, Yang-en University, Quanzhou 362014, China

Abstract

Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have been regarded as promising cathodes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) but suffer from sluggish reaction kinetics due to their poor conductivity and the strong electrostatic interaction between Zn-ion and cathode materials. Herein, a well-defined structure with MoSSe nanosheets vertically anchored on graphene is used as the cathode for AZIBs. The dissolution of Se into MoS2 lattice together with heterointerface design via developing C–O–Mo bonds improves the inherent conductivity, enlarges interlayer spacing, and generates abundant anionic vacancies. As a result, the Zn2+ intercalation/deintercalation process is greatly improved, which is confirmed by theoretical modeling and ex-situ experimental results. Remarkably, the assembled AZIBs exhibit high-rate capability (124.2 mAh·g−1 at 5 A·g−1) and long cycling life (83% capacity retention after 1,200 cycles at 2 A·g−1). Moreover, the assembled quasi-solid-state Zn-ion batteries demonstrate a stable cycling performance over 100 cycles and high capacity retention over 94% after 2,500 bending cycles. This study provides a new strategy to unlock the electrochemical activity of TMDs via interface design and atomic engineering, which can also be applied to other TMDs for multivalent batteries.

Keywords: anion vacancy, atomic engineering, Zn2+ kinetics, heterointerface design

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Received: 11 August 2022
Revised: 14 September 2022
Accepted: 26 September 2022
Published: 25 November 2022
Issue date: April 2023

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52172217), Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (No. 2021A1515010144), Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (No. 17ZR1414100), and the Shenzhen Science and Technology Program (No. JCYJ20210324120400002). G. M. Z. appreciates the support from the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2019YFA0705700), Joint Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. U21A20174), and the Overseas Research Cooperation Fund of Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School.

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