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Van der Waals heterostructure engineering by 2D space-confinement for advanced potassium-ion storage

Bi Luo1, Peng Wu2, Jiafeng Zhang1( ), Liang Cao1, Chunhui Wang1, Bin Lu3, Bao Zhang1, Xing Ou1( )
National Engineering Laboratory for High Efficiency Recovery of Refractory Nonferrous Metals School of Metallurgy and Environment Central South University Changsha 410083 China
Key Laboratory on Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510641 China
Institute of Advanced Magnetic Materials College of Materials & Environmental Engineering Hangzhou Dianzi University Hangzhou 310018 China
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Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has received enormous attentions in the electrochemical energy storage due to its unique two-dimensional layered structure and relatively high reversible capacity. However, the application of MoS2 in potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) is restricted by poor rate capability and cyclability, which are associated with the sluggish reaction kinetics and the huge volume expansion during K+ intercalation. Herein, we propose a two-dimensional (2D) space confined strategy to construct van der Waals heterostructure for superior PIB anode, in which the MoS2 nanosheets can be well dispersed on reduced graphene oxide nanosheets by leveraging the confinement effect within the graphene layers and amorphous carbon. The strong synergistic effects in 2D van der Waals heterostructure can extremely promote the electron transportation and ions diffusion during K+ insertion/extraction. More significantly, the 2D space-confinement effect and van der Waals force inhibit polysulfide conversion product dissolution into the electrolyte, which significantly strengthens the structural durability during the long-term cycling process. As anticipated, the as-synthesized the "face-to-face" C/MoS2/G anode delivers remarkable K-storage performance, especially for high reversible capacity (362.5 mAh·g-1 at 0.1 A·g-1), excellent rate capability (195.4 mAh·g-1 at 10 A·g-1) and superior ultrahigh-rate long-cycling stability (126.4 mAh·g-1 after 4000 cycles at high rate of 5 A·g-1). This work presents a promise strategy of structure designing and composition optimization for 2D layered materials in advanced energy storage application.

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van der Waals heterostructurespace confinementmolybdenum disulfideanode materialspotassium-ion batteries

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Nano Research
Volume 14 Issue 11,
November 2021
Pages 3854-3863
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-021-3305-3
Cite this article:
Luo B, Wu P, Zhang J, et al. Van der Waals heterostructure engineering by 2D space-confinement for advanced potassium-ion storage. Nano Research, 2021, 14(11): 3854-3863. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-021-3305-3
Topics:
Amorphous carbon AnodesElectrolytesEnergy storageGrapheneIonsLayered semiconductorsNanosheetsPotassiumStorage (materials)Sulfur compoundsVan der Waals forces

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Received: 27 July 2020
Revised: 10 September 2020
Accepted: 25 December 2020
Published: 22 January 2021
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