Li+ additive accelerated structural transformation of MoS2 cathodes for performance-enhancing rechargeable Mg2+ batteries
- 论文题目: Li+ additive accelerated structural transformation of MoS2 cathodes for performance-enhancing rechargeable Mg2+ batteries
- 作者: Li, Bofei; Li, Zhao; Chen, Haoyuan; Zhang, Xu; Wu, Shuaijin; Xu, Hao; Yao, Yingying; Li, Yinghui; Li, Xiaolong; Hu, Zhigang; Laine, Richard M.; Zou, Jianxin; Zhang, Kemin
- 刊名: MATERIALS TODAY ENERGY
- 出版年: 2022 卷: 27 文献号: 2468-6069
- 关键词:
Li, Bofei; Li, Zhao; Chen, Haoyuan; Zhang, Xu; Wu, Shuaijin; Xu, Hao; Yao, Yingying; Li, Yinghui; Li, Xiaolong; Hu, Zhigang; Laine, Richard M.; Zou, Jianxin; Zhang, Kemin - 摘要:
Rechargeable magnesium ion batteries (MIBs) with intercalation materials as the cathode are found to offer better performance in Li+ based electrolytes. Herein, we compare the electrochemical performance of MIBs using all-phenyl complex (APC) electrolytes before and after adding Li+ additives with layered MoS2 cathodes. We coincidentally describe the lithiation mechanism that leads to a phase transition whereby Li+ additives accelerate a MoS2 structural transformation from 2H to 1T which accounts for the superior battery performance (150 mAh/g, around two times the capacity of that without Li+ additives). In this process, MoS2 is partly exfoliated into single-layer nanosheets during cycle as evidenced by operando electrochemical synchrotron X-ray diffraction, ex situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy analyses. Accordingly, electrochemical cells with pre-exfoliated MoS2 nanosheets (liquid phase exfoliation) require fewer activation cycles (50 cycles, a quart of the cycles that using pristine MoS2) in APC electrolyte and better rate performance. Our work thus provides new insight in designing high-performance rechargeable MIBs by optimizing the intercalation cathodes using Li+ additives. (C) 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.