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ZnS nanoparticles coated with graphene-like nano-cell as anode materials for high rate capability lithium-ion batteries

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A core–shell structure ZnS nanocomposite was synthesized by wrapping ZnS nanoparticles up in graphene-like nano-cell (GLC@ZnS) through chemical vapor deposition. The morphological and structural characteristics exhibit that the obtained GLC@ZnS composite possesses high-quality ZnS nano-sized particles and laminated graphene-like layers shell. When applied as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, the GLC@ZnS composite (high ZnS content of 97.2%) with diameter of 30 nm delivers high reversible capacities (1134 mAh g−1 after 100 cycles at 0.5 A g−1, 890 mAh g−1 after 200 cycles at 1.0 A g−1) and excellent rate capability (701 mAh g−1 at 8.0 A g−1). The excellent electrochemical performance of the composite is ascribed to the inclosed graphene-like nano-cell, which could localize the active materials and enhance the exchange of charges and ions.

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This work was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51772335), Guangdong Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. 2016A030313346), Guangdong Youth Top-notch Talent Support Program (Grant No. 2015TQ01C201).

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  1. State Key Lab of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, People’s Republic of China

    Huiwei Du, Xuchun Gui, Rongliang Yang, Zhiqiang Lin, Binghao Liang, Wenjun Chen & Jun Chen

  2. Instrumental Analysis and Research Center (IARC), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, People’s Republic of China

    Hao Zhang

  3. State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Physics, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China

    Hai Zhu

  4. Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, People’s Republic of China

    Jun Chen

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Du, H., Gui, X., Yang, R. et al. ZnS nanoparticles coated with graphene-like nano-cell as anode materials for high rate capability lithium-ion batteries. J Mater Sci 53, 14619–14628 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-018-2674-9

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