Approaching the Theoretical Sodium Storage Capacity and Ultrahigh Rate of Layer‐Expanded MoS<sub>2</sub> by Interfacial Engineering on N‐Doped Graphene
Shichuan Liang, Su Zhang, Zheng Liu, Jing Feng, Zimu Jiang, Mengjiao Shi, Lan Chen, Tong Wei, Zhuangjun Fan
Abstract
Abstract Molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) holds great potential for sodium storage due to its high theoretical capacity of 670 mAh g −1 . However, its theoretical capacity is hardly realized because of low conductivity, sluggish electrochemical kinetics, and unsatisfied structural stability. Herein, a polyaniline‐mediated interfacial engineering strategy for the growth of interlayer‐expanded MoS 2 nanoflowers on N‐doped graphene “land” (E‐MoS 2 /NG) using Mo 7 O 24 6− anions adsorbed on positively charged polyaniline as the “seeds” is reported. The strong interfacial interaction between MoS 2 and graphene through MoN bonds as well as ultrathin interlayer‐expanded MoS 2 can significantly improve the electrochemical kinetics and structural stability. As a result, E‐MoS 2 /NG with a high MoS 2 content of 90 wt% shows a high capacity (620 mAh g −1 at 0.1 A g −1 ), an ultrahigh rate capability (201 mAh g −1 at 50 A g −1 ), and outstanding cycle performance (390 mAh g −1 after 1000 cycles at 1 A g −1 ). Importantly, MoS 2 in the composite approaches its theoretical capacity of 670 mAh g −1 . Furthermore, the assembled E‐MoS 2 /NG//activated carbon sodium ion capacitor delivers high energy densities of 150 and 82 Wh kg −1 at 35 and 14 421 W kg −1 , respectively, and a capacity retention of 78.1% after 1500 cycles at 10 A g −1 , demonstrating great potential for practical application.