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Surfactant-Derived Nitrogen-Bridged MoS2/C Heterostructures for Robust Lithium-Ion Storage

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-026-02324-3
Senchuan Huang
School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
Kewei Pei
School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
Yunyi Chen
School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
Yangfei Cao
School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
Jingwen Shangguan
School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
Shiman He
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, People’s Republic of China
Junxia Meng
School of Physics and Electronics, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, People’s Republic of China
Shanqing Zhang
School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Shanqing Zhang

s.zhang@griffith.edu.au

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 19 (2027), Article Number: 38

Abstract

Structural stability, ionic transport, and electronic conductivity are the major challenges of layered transition-metal dichalcogenide/carbon nanocomposites (LTMD/C) for lithium-ion storage. Herein, to address these challenges, a quaternary ammonium surfactant-mediated strategy is proposed to simultaneously construct porous MoS2 architectures and in situ generate nitrogen-doped carbon (NC) layers chemically coupled to MoS2 via interfacial Mo–N bridges. The resultant N-bridged MoS2/C heterostructures (denoted as MoS2–N–C) exhibit excellent structural robustness, expanded interlayer spacing, and improved charge-transfer kinetics. As an anode in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), the optimized MoS2–N–C700 electrode delivers remarkable cycling stability (~ 100% capacity retention after 800 cycles at 0.5 A g−1) and excellent rate capability. Moreover, lithium-ion supercapacitors (LISCs) based on the as-prepared MoS2–N–C composite achieve an ultrahigh power density of 3500 W kg−1, and excellent cycling stability over 10,000 cycles. The cycling performance in both LIBs and LISCs surpasses that of most previously reported MoS2/C nanocomposites and conventional carbon-based anodes. This surfactant-derived interfacial bridging structure design offers a general platform for developing robust LTMD/C heterostructured electrodes for energy storage systems.


Highlights:
1 A quaternary ammonium surfactant enables in situ formation of interfacial Mo–N bridges between MoS2 and carbon, resulting in robust and highly conductive heterointerfaces.
2 Expanded MoS2 interlayer spacing and strong interfacial electronic coupling accelerate Li+ transport and electron conduction.
3 Remarkable cycling stability with ~ 100% capacity retention over 800 cycles at 0.5 A g−1 for lithium-ion batteries, and an ultrahigh power density of 3500 W kg−1 and stable cycling over 10,000 cycles for lithium-ion supercapacitors.

Keywords

Molybdenum disulfide Porous materials Lithium-ion storage Surfactant transformation Mo–N bridging
Huang, Senchuan, Kewei Pei, Yunyi Chen, Yangfei Cao, Jingwen Shangguan, Shiman He, Junxia Meng, and Shanqing Zhang. 2026. “Surfactant-Derived Nitrogen-Bridged MoS2/C Heterostructures for Robust Lithium-Ion Storage”. Nano-Micro Letters 19 (August):38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-026-02324-3.
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