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Nitrogen-doped carbon-coated hollow SnS2/NiS microflowers for high-performance lithium storage

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Nitrogen-doped carbon-coated hollow SnS2/NiS (SnS2/NiS@N-C) microflowers were obtained using NiSn(OH)6 nanospheres as the template via a solvent-thermal method followed by the polydopamine coating and carbonization process. When served as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries, such hollow SnS2/NiS@N-C microflowers exhibited a capacity of 403.5 mAh·g−1 at 2.0 A·g−1 over 200 cycles and good rate performance. The electrochemical reaction kinetics of this anode was analyzed, and the morphologies and structures of anode materials after the cycling test were characterized. The high stability and good rate performance were mainly due to bimetallic synergy, hollow micro/nanostructure, and nitrogen-doped carbon layers. The revealed excellent electrochemical energy storage properties of hollow SnS2/NiS@N-C microflowers in this study highlight their potential as the anode material.

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This study was funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea (Grant No. NRF-2019R1A5A8080290) and the University Synergy Innovation Program of Anhui Province (GXXT-2020-073 and GXXT-2020-074).

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  1. School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Chuzhou University, Chuzhou, 239000, China

    Junhai Wang, Jiandong Zheng & Liping Gao

  2. Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, China

    Qingshan Dai & Jiarui Huang

  3. School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, 38541, Republic of Korea

    Sang Woo Joo

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Wang, J., Zheng, J., Gao, L. et al. Nitrogen-doped carbon-coated hollow SnS2/NiS microflowers for high-performance lithium storage. Front. Mater. Sci. 17, 230654 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11706-023-0654-8

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