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Carbon-coated ZnS composites for lithium-ion battery anode materials

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The ZnS/C composites with different carbon coating contents were successfully prepared using the solvothermal method followed by the calcination process. The obtained ZnS/C composites were characterized by XRD, SEM, and TEM. The results indicate that the morphology of 50 wt% carbon-coated ZnS/C composites possesses uniform spheres with a size of 80 nm, and the thickness of the carbon layer is 8 nm. When the prepared composites were used as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), the electrode made by 50 wt% carbon-coated ZnS/C composites shows an excellent initial discharge capacity of 1189.8 mAh/g, high discharge capacity of 948.9 mAh/g at a current rate of 0.1 C after 50 cycles, good cycling stability, and excellent rate capability of 744.8 mAh/g at 2.0 C. The excellent electrochemical performances make the nanosized ZnS/C composites a promising candidate for the LIBs.

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The project was supported by the Key Research Projects in Gansu Province (No. 17YF1GA020).

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    Ansong Wang & Guoyun Yu

  2. School of Mechanical and Electronical Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, China

    Xiujuan Chen & Youliang Wang

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Wang, A., Chen, X., Yu, G. et al. Carbon-coated ZnS composites for lithium-ion battery anode materials. Ionics 27, 541–550 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-020-03830-z

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