@article{Zhang2026, 
author = {Hengrui Zhang and Juncheng Lv and Jiayu Si and Ruiqi Chen and Yuebing Sun and Sijie Wang and Alexey Tsyganov and Alexander V. Gorokhovsky and Junkai Zhang and Jingshu Wang and Zhao Wang and Ming Lu},
title = {In situ construction of Mo-MoB MBene heterostructure with point-plane-3D conductive network for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries},
year = {2026},
journal = {Nano Research},
keywords = {Mo-MoB MBene, lithium-sulfur batteries, heterostructure},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/NR.2026.94909244},
doi = {10.26599/NR.2026.94909244},
abstract = {The polysulfide shuttle effect and slow sulfur redox kinetics impede the practical use of lithium-sulfur batteries, whereas single-component catalysts often do not achieve the equilibrium between strong adsorption, high catalytic activity, and rapid charge transport. Conductive Mo spheres were in situ synthesized within the two-dimensional interlayers of MoB MBene by using the high-temperature aggregation properties of Mo. The resultant sheet-sphere heterostructure improves interlayer stability via a self-pillaring action and reveals deep catalytic sites in MoB MBene. More importantly, the incorporation of metallic Mo induces pronounced interfacial electronic coupling and charge redistribution at the Mo/MoB interface, thereby regulating the local electronic structure, facilitating interfacial electron transport, and promoting the adsorption and catalytic conversion of lithium polysulfides. The Mo-MoB based sulfur cathode provides a capacity of 1001.1 mAh g-1 at 0.2 C and maintains 581.7 mAh g-1 after 300 cycles. At 1 C, it retains 424.4 mAh g-1 after 1000 cycles with a minimal decay rate of 0.041% per cycle. This study presents a novel approach for the development of high-performance Li-S batteries catalysts and the enhancement of MBene applications.}
}