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Cleverly embedded CoS2/NiS2 on two-dimensional graphene nanosheets as high-performance anode material for improved sodium ion batteries and sodium ion capacitors

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The CoS2/NiS2-RGO composite with excellent electrochemical performance is first used as an anode material for sodium-ion capacitors (SICs) and sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). CoS2/NiS2-RGO is prepared by one-step hydrothermal process. In half-cell tests, CoS2/NiS2-RGO exhibits a remarkably high reversible capacity of 473.7 mA h g−1 after 50 cycles at the specific current of 100 mA g−1. SICs show an impressive energy density of 139.1 W h kg−1 at the power density of 14,000 W kg−1, which has great advantages compare to the commercial lithium ion batteries. SIBs also show a good capacity of 50 mA h g−1 at a rate of 5 °C. The excellent electrochemical performance of CoS2/NiS2-RGO is mainly attributed to the heterostructure formed by CoS2 and NiS2, which effectively improves the electrical conductivity. On the other hand, there is a good synergistic effect between RGO and CoS2/NiS2. The large specific surface area of RGO makes CoS2/NiS2 disperse uniformly on the surface of RGO, preventing agglomeration and reducing particle size of CoS2/NiS2. In turn, CoS2/NiS2 acting on the surface layer of RGO hinders the secondary overlap and increases the electrical conductivity of RGO. The mixed bimetallic sulfide/RGO system is expected to promote the rapid development of sodium storage devices.

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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51971104, 51762031).

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Liu, J., Xu, YG. & Kong, LB. Cleverly embedded CoS2/NiS2 on two-dimensional graphene nanosheets as high-performance anode material for improved sodium ion batteries and sodium ion capacitors. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 31, 9946–9959 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-03541-1

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