Fabrication of WS2-nanoflowers@rGO composite as an anode material for enhanced electrode performance in lithium-ion batteries.
In this paper, we descried a simple method to fabricate three-dimensional (3D) composite materials, WS2-nanoflowers @ reduced graphene oxide (WS2-NF@rGO), in which rGO crossed-link the isolated WS2-NF to construct a 3D conductive network and provided protection against the volume changes of WS2during electrochemical processes simultaneously. This unique structure of the WS2-NF@rGO composite could not only promote both ion and electron diffusion, but also enhance the electrode stability, thus obtaining a high-capacity and long-cycle anode material for lithium-ion batteries. As a result, the WS2-NF@rGO exhibited a reversible capacity of 730mAhg-1after 150 cycles at 100mAg-1and maintained a capacity of higher than 260mAhg-1at 2Ag-1, thus exhibiting great potential as an anode material for lithium storage.
Institute for Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Chongqing Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Technologies of Clean Energies, Chongqing 400715, PR China.
Sangui
S
Liu
Institute for Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Chongqing Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Technologies of Clean Energies, Chongqing 400715, PR China.
Bolei
B
Shen
Institute for Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Chongqing Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Technologies of Clean Energies, Chongqing 400715, PR China.
Yubin
Y
Niu
Institute for Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Chongqing Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Technologies of Clean Energies, Chongqing 400715, PR China. Electronic address: xumaowen@swu.edu.cn.
Maowen
M
Xu
Graphene; Lithium-ion batteries; Three dimensional; WS(2)-NF@rGO