N-doped C-encapsulated scale-like yolk-shell frame assembled by expanded planes few-layer MoSe2 for enhanced performance in sodium-ion batteries. (September 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Hui; Liu, Beihong; Guo, Hong; Liang, Mengfang; Zhang, Yuhao; Borjigin, Timur; Yang, Xiaofei; Wang, Lin; Sun, Xueliang
• Is Part Of: Nano energy. Volume 51(2018)
• Page Start: 639
• Page End: 648
• Publication Date: 2018-09
• Subjects: Sodium ion batteries -- Yolk-shell structure -- N-doping few-layer MoSe2 -- Rate performance; Nanoscience -- Periodicals; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanostructured materials -- Periodicals; Power resources -- Technological innovations -- Periodicals; Nanoscience; Nanostructured materials; Nanotechnology; Power resources -- Technological innovations; Periodicals; 621.042
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.07.021
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2211-2855

Abstract

Abstract: To meet the pressing needs of fast development of energy and environmental science, sodium ion batteries (SIBs) are considered as the promising novel generation of power storage system, due to abundant reserves and low price of sodium sources. In this work, N-doped C-encapsulated scale-like yolk-shell structured MoSe2 -C materials assembled by expanded (002) planes few-layer MoSe2 nanosheets are successfully synthesized by a facile general strategy. The few-layer crystal fringes are no more than 4 layers. Notably, the interlayer spacing of (002) planes is expanded to 1.15 nm, which is larger than its intrinsic value of pristine MoSe2 (0.64 nm). Particularly, the few-layer nanosheets with expanded (002) planes are spaced-restricted growing in the inner wall and the surface of hollow carbon frame and form scale-like yolk-shell hybrid MoSe2 -C structure. When evaluated as anode for SIBs, the MoSe2 -C materials show ultra-long cycling life, maintaining 378 mA h g −1 over 1000 cycles at 3 A g −1 . It also exhibits outstanding rate capability and the Coulombic efficiencies for all the rate performance reaching more than 98.3% except the first one. The expanded (002) planes, 2D fewer-layer nanosheets and unique N-doped C-encapsulated scale-like yolk-shell frame are responsible for the enhanced electrochemical performance. Graphical abstract: fx1 Highlights: N-doped hollow multi-layer carbon with ultrathin thickness is precisely designed. Few-layer MoSe2 nanosheets with no more than 4 layers are confined growing in carbon. The interlayer spacing of expanded (002) planes is expanded to 1.15 nm. MoSe2 -C maintains 378 mA h g −1 over 1000 cycles at 3 A g −1 . It exhibits high rate performance even when the current rises to as high as 10 A g −1 .