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Composite V3S4@rGO nanowires as a high-performance anode material for lithium-/sodium-ion batteries

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A composite of V3S4 nanowires and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) is synthesized by using a simple hydrothermal method followed by vulcanization. The rGO can effectively alleviate the volume expansion of V3S4, improve the electrical conductivity, and accelerate the ion mobility during the cycling process. When used as electrode material, the V3S4@rGO composite exhibits excellent electrochemical performance in both lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). At a current density of 2 A g−1, the reversible capacity of V3S4@rGO electrode can exhibit 544.8 mAh g−1 in the first cycle and 57.4% (312.5 mAh g−1) was retained after 1000 cycles in LIBs, it also shows the initial capacity of 429.7 mAh g−1 and 54.2% (232.8 mAh g−1) was remained after 2000 cycles in SIBs. The excellent electrochemical performance is attributed to the existence of the special rGO layer on the surface of the material, which can effectively ensure the structural stability of V3S4.

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The work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52064035), and the Key Research and Development Program of Gansu Province (21YF5GA078).

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    Hongshuai Zhang, Yanshuang Meng, Mingjun Xiao, Jian Hu, Guixiang Zhao, Shizhe Liu & Fuliang Zhu

  2. Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Georgia Souther Univeristy, Statesboro, GA, 30458, USA

    Yue Zhang

  3. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non-Ferrous Metals, Lanzhou, 730050, China

    Yanshuang Meng & Fuliang Zhu

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Zhang, H., Zhang, Y., Meng, Y. et al. Composite V3S4@rGO nanowires as a high-performance anode material for lithium-/sodium-ion batteries. Ionics 27, 5067–5077 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-021-04295-4

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