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Crystallinity degree of MoSe2 influencing its potassium-ion storage performance

Jiamei Liu1,2,§, Xiaowei Shi3,§, Jia Liu2, Chang Huang2, Chao Li4, Haixiao Kang5(), Zhan Gao1(), Lei Li3()
School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.28, Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China
Instrument Analysis Center of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.28, Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China
State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.28, Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China
School of Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.28, Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China
College of Geography and Environment, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji 721013, China

§ Jiamei Liu and Xiaowei Shi contributed equally to this work.

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By modulating the thermal annealing temperature, MoSe2-GNR materials with varying crystallinities were obtained. Increased thermal annealing temperature resulted in a reduction of the interlayer spacing of the (002) plane in MoSe2, coupled with an enhancement in crystallinity. The materials characterized by higher crystallinity exhibited improved capacitance performance; however, a decline in cycling stability was noted.

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The effect of crystallinity degree of MoSe2 on the potassium ions storage performance in potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) has been largely overlooked in the energy communities. In this study, we experimentally realize MoSe2 grown on graphene nanoribbons (MoSe2-GNR) with tunable crystallinity by tailoring the thermal annealing temperature, and further investigate the effect of crystallinity degree in MoSe2-GNR on the potassium ions storage performance. The spectral, electrochemical, and microscopy experiments indicate that high-temperature thermal annealing results in a high crystallinity degree of MoSe2-GNR with decreased interlayer spacing of (002). The MoSe2-GNR with high crystallinity degree exhibits a high capacity, but suffers from reduced cycling stability. What is more, the in-situ X-ray powder diffractometer (in-situ XRD) and in-situ Raman experiments reveal the phase transition in MoSe2 triggered by potassium ions insertion/extraction during the potassium ions storage. The work sheds light on the development of MoSe2-based anode materials for PIBs.

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crystallinity degreepotassium ions storageinterlayer spacingMoSe2

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Nano Research Energy
Volume 4 Issue 1,
March 2025
Article number: e9120143
DOI: 10.26599/NRE.2024.9120143
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Liu J, Shi X, Liu J, et al. Crystallinity degree of MoSe2 influencing its potassium-ion storage performance. Nano Research Energy, 2025, 4: e9120143. https://doi.org/10.26599/NRE.2024.9120143
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