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Nano Research 2023, 16(7): 9398-9406 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5604-3
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MoSe2/TiO2 heterostructure integrated in N-doped carbon nanosheets assembled porous core–shell microspheres for enhanced sodium storage

Show Author's Information Nianxiang Shi1( ),  Guangzeng Liu1,  Baojuan Xi2,  Xuguang An3,  Changhui Sun1,  Xinzheng Liu1,  Shenglin Xiong2( )
School of Chemistry and Chemistry Engineering, Qilu Normal University, Jinan 250200, China
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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heterostructure, sodium ion batteries, MoSe2/TiO2, flower-like hierarchical porous core–shell microspheres
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Engineering the structure and composition of electrode materials is one of the essential means for achieving excellent electrochemical performance. The rational design of Na+ host materials is still a massive challenge for sodium ion batteries (SIBs). Herein, MoSe2/TiO2 heterostructure is integrated with N-doped carbon nanosheets to assemble into hierarchical flower-like porous core–shell microspheres (MoSe2/TiO2@N-C), which is firstly reported by room-temperature stirring coupled with vulcanization treatment. The cavity of the core–shell structure could provide enough storage space for Na+ and alleviate the volume expansion during charge/discharge processes. The apertures between nanosheets provide a guarantee for the rapid penetration of electrolyte to enhance the utilization rate of electrode materials. Furthermore, building heterostructures by combining different phase structures can facilitate electron transfer and accelerate reaction kinetics. Benefiting from the synergistic contributions of structure and composition, MoSe2/TiO2@N-C as SIBs anode material shows better reversible capacities of 302.5 mAh·g−1 at 1 A·g−1 for 400 cycles and 217.4 mAh·g−1 at 4 A·g−1 for 900 cycles. Strikingly, the reversible capacities can be restored entirely to the initial level after a high current density cycle.


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MoSe2/TiO2 heterostructure integrated in N-doped carbon nanosheets assembled porous core–shell microspheres for enhanced sodium storage

Show Author's information Nianxiang Shi1( ), Guangzeng Liu1, Baojuan Xi2, Xuguang An3, Changhui Sun1, Xinzheng Liu1, Shenglin Xiong2( )
School of Chemistry and Chemistry Engineering, Qilu Normal University, Jinan 250200, China
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China

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Engineering the structure and composition of electrode materials is one of the essential means for achieving excellent electrochemical performance. The rational design of Na+ host materials is still a massive challenge for sodium ion batteries (SIBs). Herein, MoSe2/TiO2 heterostructure is integrated with N-doped carbon nanosheets to assemble into hierarchical flower-like porous core–shell microspheres (MoSe2/TiO2@N-C), which is firstly reported by room-temperature stirring coupled with vulcanization treatment. The cavity of the core–shell structure could provide enough storage space for Na+ and alleviate the volume expansion during charge/discharge processes. The apertures between nanosheets provide a guarantee for the rapid penetration of electrolyte to enhance the utilization rate of electrode materials. Furthermore, building heterostructures by combining different phase structures can facilitate electron transfer and accelerate reaction kinetics. Benefiting from the synergistic contributions of structure and composition, MoSe2/TiO2@N-C as SIBs anode material shows better reversible capacities of 302.5 mAh·g−1 at 1 A·g−1 for 400 cycles and 217.4 mAh·g−1 at 4 A·g−1 for 900 cycles. Strikingly, the reversible capacities can be restored entirely to the initial level after a high current density cycle.

Keywords: heterostructure, sodium ion batteries, MoSe2/TiO2, flower-like hierarchical porous core–shell microspheres

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Received: 18 December 2022
Revised: 20 February 2023
Accepted: 22 February 2023
Published: 22 March 2023
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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. U21A2077), the Taishan Scholar Project Foundation of Shandong Province (No. ts20190908), and the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (Nos. ZR2021ZD05 and ZR2022QB200).

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