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MOF-driven ultra-small hollow Co9S8 nanoparticles embedded in porous carbon for lithium-ion batteries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 May 2018

Liugen Zhang ,
Hui Li ,
Hongtao Xie ,
Tingxiang Chen ,
Chao Yang  and
Jide Wang
Liugen Zhang
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education & Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
Hui Li*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education & Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China; and School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
Hongtao Xie
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education & Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
Tingxiang Chen
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education & Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
Chao Yang
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education & Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
Jide Wang*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education & Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
*
a)Address all correspondence to these authors. e-mail: hxhlihui@sina.cn
b)e-mail: awangjd@sina.cn
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Abstract

Uniformly dispersed ultra-small hollow Co9S8 nanoparticles (<10 nm) (H-Co9S8@C) and solid Co9S8 nanoparticles (S-Co9S8@C) in porous carbon were fabricated separately by solvothermal and sulfur powder sulphurisation using Co-MOF-74 as the template. Owing to significant structural stability and uniform hollow structure of carbon-encapsulated Co9S8, the as-prepared H-Co9S8@C exhibited excellent lithium ion storage performance as an anode material. Worked in the voltage of 0.01–3.0 V, H-Co9S8@C revealed outstanding rate capability (850, 670, 613, 552, 457, and 347 mA h/g at 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, and 3 A/g, respectively), and high reversible capacity (after 250 cycles with a remained capacity of 900.5 mA h/g). Compared with S-Co9S8@C, over 50 cycles, the discharge specific capacity of H-Co9S8@C was still maintained at 655 mA h/g at a current density of 0.5 A/g, whereas the capacity of S-Co9S8@C declined rapidly to 160.4 mA h/g. The results showed that superior capacity, excellent rate performance, and highly stable cycle performance depended mainly on the hollow characteristic of Co9S8.

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Co9S8hollow structuremetal organic frameworkslithium-ion batteries
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 33 , Issue 10 , 28 May 2018 , pp. 1496 - 1505
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Contributing Editor: Xiaobo Chen

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