Constructing a hollow microflower-like ZnS/CuS@C heterojunction as an effective ion-transport booster for an ultrastable and high-rate sodium storage anode
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- 1 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of Materials Chemistry A
- Vol. 9 (10), 6402-6412
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ta00497b
Abstract
Hierarchical heterostructure coupling metal sulfides with carbonaceous functional support are regarded as promising anode candidates for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) owing to their rich diffusion channels and active sites for Na+-storage, as well as strong charge redistribution features between heterointerfaces. However, achieving superior rate behaviors and ultralong cycling life remains a key challenge. Herein, starting from a well-organized ZnO microflower template, a hollow microflower-like configuration of metal sulfide ZnS/CuS encapsulated in a polydopamine-derived carbon skeleton (denoted as ZnS/CuS@C) is developed. Benefiting from the strongly synergistic coupling effect of heterostructures, this architecture affords swift Na+ immigration and robust structural tolerance, as reflected by an impressive cycling life (reversible capacity of 389.4 mA h g−1 with nearly 100% retention ratio after 700 long-term cycles at 2 A g−1) and competitive rate capability (341.0 mA h g−1 at 5 A g−1 after 1330 cycles and 282.7 mA h g−1 at an ultrahigh rate up to 10 A g−1 even after 1750 cycles). Kinetics analysis and density functional theoretical calculations elucidate that the fabrication of the heterointerface could induce large pseudocapacitive behaviors and trigger ultrafast sodiation kinetics.Keywords
Funding Information
- Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing (cstc2018jcyjA3672, cstc2019jcyj-msxmX0550)
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