Facile synthesis of Sb2S3/MoS2 heterostructure as anode material for sodium-ion batteries

Zhendong Zhang; Jiachang Zhao; Meilan Xu; Hongxia Wang; Yanmei Gong; Jingli Xu

doi:10.1088/1361-6528/aac645

Facile synthesis of Sb₂S₃/MoS₂ heterostructure as anode material for sodium-ion batteries

Nanotechnology. 2018 Aug 17;29(33):335401. doi: 10.1088/1361-6528/aac645. Epub 2018 May 18.

Authors

Zhendong Zhang¹, Jiachang Zhao, Meilan Xu, Hongxia Wang, Yanmei Gong, Jingli Xu

Affiliation

¹ College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China.

PMID: 29775439
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aac645

Abstract

A novel Sb₂S₃/MoS₂ heterostructure in which Sb₂S₃ nanorods are coated with MoS₂ nanosheets to form a core-shell structure has been fabricated via a facile two-step hydrothermal process. The Sb₂S₃/MoS₂ heterostructure utilized as the anode of sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) shows higher capacity, superior rate capability and better cycling performance compared with individual Sb₂S₃ nanorods and MoS₂ nanosheets. Specifically, the Sb₂S₃/MoS₂ electrode shows an initial reversible capacity of 701 mAh g^-1 at a current density of 100 mA g^-1, which then remains at 80.1% of the initial performance after 100 cycles at the same current density. This outstanding electrochemical performance indicates that the Sb₂S₃/MoS₂ heterostructure is a very promising anode material for high-performance SIBs.