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Novel Amorphous MoS<sub>2</sub>/MoO<sub>3</sub>/Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Composite with Excellent Electrochemical Performance for Lithium Ion Batteries and Sodium Ion Batteries
A novel
amorphous MoS<sub>2</sub>/MoO<sub>3</sub>/nitrogen-doped carbon composite
has been successfully synthesized for the first time. The synthesis
strategy only involves a facile reaction that partially sulfurizes
organic–inorganic hybrid material Mo<sub>3</sub>O<sub>10</sub> (C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>10</sub>N<sub>2</sub>) (named as MoO<sub><i>x</i></sub>/ethyleneÂdiamine) nanowire precursors at low
temperature (300 °C). It is more interesting that such amorphous
composites as lithium ion battery (LIB) and sodium ion battery (SIB)
anode electrodes showed much better electrochemical properties than
those of most previously reported molybdenum-based materials with
crystal structure. For example, the amorphous composite electrode
for LIBs can reach up to 1253.3 mA h g<sup>–1</sup> at a current
density of 100 mA g<sup>–1</sup> after 50 cycles and still
retain 887.5 mA h g<sup>–1</sup> at 1000 mA g<sup>–1</sup> after 350 cycles. Similarly, for SIBs, it also retains 538.7 mA
h g<sup>–1</sup> after 200 cycles at 300 mA g<sup>–1</sup> and maintains 339.9 mA h g<sup>–1</sup> at 1000 mA g<sup>–1</sup> after 220 cycles, corresponding to a capacity retention
of nearly 100%. In addition, the amorphous composite electrode exhibits
superior rate performance for LIBs and SIBs. Such superior electrochemical
performance may be attributed to the following: (1) The carbonaceous
matrix can enhance the conductivity of the amorphous composite. (2)
Heteroatom, such as N, doping within this unique compositional feature
can increase the active ion absorption sites on the amorphous composite
surface benefitting the insertion/extraction of lithium/sodium ions.
(3) The hybrid nanomaterials could provide plenty of diffusion channels
for ions during the insertion/extraction process. (4) The 1D chain
structure reduces the transfer distance of lithium/sodium ions into/from
the electrode
Yolk–Shell Sn@C Eggette-like Nanostructure: Application in Lithium-Ion and Sodium-Ion Batteries
Yolk–shell
carbon encapsulated tin (Sn@C) eggette-like compounds (SCE) have been
synthesized by a facile method. The SCE structures consist of tin
cores covered by carbon membrane networks with extra voids between
the carbon shell and tin cores. The novel nanoarchitectures exhibit
high electrochemical performance in both lithium-ion batteries (LIBs)
and sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). As anodes for LIBs, the SCE electrodes
exhibit a specific capacity of ∼850 mA h g<sup>–1</sup> at 0.1 C (100 mA g<sup>–1</sup>) and high rate capability
(∼450 mA h g<sup>–1</sup> remains) at high current densities
up to 5 C (5000 mA g<sup>–1</sup>). For SIBs, the SCE electrodes
show a specific capacity of ∼400 mA h g<sup>–1</sup> at 0.1 C and high rate capacity (∼150 mA h g<sup>–1</sup> remains) at high current densities up to 5 C (5000 mA g<sup>–1</sup>)