Oriented SnS nanoflakes bound on S-doped N-rich carbon nanosheets with a rapid pseudocapacitive response as high-rate anodes for sodium-ion batteries
- 23 August 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of Materials Chemistry A
- Vol. 5 (37), 19745-19751
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ta06577a
Abstract
By virtue of abundant sodium resources and low cost, sodium-ion batteries have been considered as a promising candidate compared with the prevailing lithium-ion batteries. However, substantial volume changes and sluggish sodiation kinetics limit their practical application. Here, we designed and prepared a hybrid architecture of oriented tin(II) sulfide nanoflakes bound on S-doped N-rich carbon nanosheets (SnS/CNS) via a facile sol–gel and hydrothermal route. The functional carbon nanosheets not only strengthen the interaction with SnS, but also enhance the conductivity and pseudocapacitance of the composite. This unique SnS/CNS anode delivers a high reversible capacity of 654 mA h g−1 and excellent rate capabilities of 487 and 250.7 mA h g−1 at current densities of 1 and 20 A g−1, respectively. Further kinetic analyses reveal that the pseudocapacitive contribution accounts for fast Na+ storage at high rates.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (21773126)
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