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Boosting Sodium Storage of Fe1−xS/MoS2 Composite via Heterointerface Engineering

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0311-z
Song Chen
International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
Shaozhuan Huang
Pillar of Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372, Singapore
Junping Hu
Pillar of Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372, Singapore
Shuang Fan
International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
Yang Shang
Pillar of Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372, Singapore
Mei Er Pam
Pillar of Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372, Singapore
Xiaoxia Li
Pillar of Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372, Singapore
Ye Wang
Key Laboratory of Material Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, People’s Republic of China
Tingting Xu
Key Laboratory of Material Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, People’s Republic of China
Yumeng Shi
International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
Hui Ying Yang
Pillar of Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372, Singapore

Corresponding Author: Hui Ying Yang

yanghuiying@sutd.edu.sg

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 11 (2019), Article Number: 80

Abstract

Improving the cycling stability of metal sulfide-based anode materials at high rate is of great significance for advanced sodium ion batteries. However, the sluggish reaction kinetics is a big obstacle for the development of high-performance sodium storage electrodes. Herein, we have rationally engineered the heterointerface by designing the Fe1−xS/MoS2 heterostructure with abundant “ion reservoir” to endow the electrode with excellent cycling stability and rate capability, which is proved by a series of in and ex situ electrochemical investigations. Density functional theory calculations further reveal that the heterointerface greatly decreases sodium ion diffusion barrier and facilitates charge-transfer kinetics. Our present findings not only provide a deep analysis on the correlation between the structure and performance, but also draw inspiration for rational heterointerface engineering toward the next-generation high-performance energy storage devices.


Highlights:


1 Fe1−xS/MoS2 heterostructure with abundant “ion reservoir” interfaces is designed to reduce sodium ion diffusion barrier and facilitate charge-transfer kinetics, thus endowing the electrode with excellent cycling stability and rate capability.
2 The in-depth analysis on the dynamic relationship between heterointerface and sodium storage performance carves a new path for interface engineering toward the next-generation high-performance energy storage devices.

Keywords

Heterostructure Heterointerface Diffusion barrier Ion reservoir Sodium ion battery
Chen, Song, Shaozhuan Huang, Junping Hu, Shuang Fan, Yang Shang, Mei Er Pam, Xiaoxia Li, Ye Wang, Tingting Xu, Yumeng Shi, and Hui Ying Yang. 2019. “Boosting Sodium Storage of Fe1−xS/MoS2 Composite via Heterointerface Engineering”. Nano-Micro Letters 11 (September):80. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0311-z.
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