Electrochemically stable molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) with a two-dimensional nanowall structure is successfully prepared by a simple two-step synthesis method followed by thermal annealing at 700 °C in a reducing atmosphere. MoS₂ nanowalls provide a better electrochemical performance and stability when cellulose (CMC) binder is used instead of the usual PVDF. The electrodes exhibit a high specific discharge capacity of 880 mA h g⁻¹ at 100 mA g⁻¹ without any capacity fading for over 50 cycles. The electrode also exhibits outstanding rate capability with a reversible capacity as high as 737 mA h g⁻¹ and 676 mA h g⁻¹ at rates of 500 mA g⁻¹ and 1000 mA g⁻¹ at 20 °C, respectively. The excellent electrochemical stability and high specific capacity of the nano structured materials are attributed to the two-dimensional nanowall morphology of MoS₂ and the use of cellulose binder. These results are the first of its kind to report a superior stability using bare MoS₂ as an active material and CMC as a binder.
Three dimensional (3D) MoS2 nanoflowers are successfully synthesized by
hydrothermal method. Further, a composite of as prepared MoS2 nanoflowers
and rGO is constructed by simple ultrasonic exfoliation technique. The
crystallography and morphological studies have been carried out by XRD, FE-SEM, TEM,
HR-TEM and EDS etc. Here, XRD study revealed, a composite of exfoliated
MoS2 with expanded spacing of (002) crystal plane and rGO can be
prepared by simple 40 minute of ultrasonic treatment. While, FE-SEM and
TEM studies depict, individual MoS2 nanoflowers with an average diameter
of 200 nm are uniformly distributed throughout the rGO surface. When
tested as sodium-ion batteries anode material by applying two different potential
windows, the composite demonstrates a high reversible specific capacity of
575 mAhg−1 at
100 mAg−1 in between
0.01 V–2.6 V and
218 mAhg−1 at
50 mAg−1 when discharged in a potential
range of 0.4 V–2.6 V. As per our concern, the
results are one of the best obtained as compared to the earlier published one on
MoS2 based SIB anode material and more importantly this material
shows such an excellent reversible Na-storage capacity and good cycling stability
without addition of any expensive additive stabilizer, like fluoroethylene carbonate
(FEC), in comparison to those in current literature.
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