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Carbon and few-layer MoS2 nanosheets co-modified TiO2 nanosheets with enhanced electrochemical properties for lithium storage

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Carbon and few-layer MoS2 nanosheets co-modified TiO2 nanocomposites (defined as MoS2-C@TiO2) were prepared through a facile one-step pyrolysis reaction technique. In this unique nanostructure, the TiO2 nanosheets with stable structure serve as the backbones, and carbon coating and few-layer MoS2 tightly adhere onto the surface of the TiO2. It needs to be pointed out that the carbon coating improves the overall electronic conductivity and the few-layer MoS2 facilitates the diffusion of lithium ions and offers more active sites for lithium-ion storage. As a result, when evaluated as lithium-ion battery anodes, the MoS2-C@TiO2 nanocomposites exhibit markedly enhanced lithium storage capability compared with pure TiO2. A high specific capacity of 180 mA·h·g−1 has been achieved during the preliminary cycles, and the specific capacity can maintain 160 mA·h·g−1 at a high current density of 1C (1C=167 mA·g−1) even after 300 discharge/charge cycles, indicating the great potential of the MoS2-C@TiO2 on energy storage.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51472177) and the China-EU Science and Technology Cooperation Project (No. SQ2013ZOA100006).

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    Hui-Hui Lu, Chun-Sheng Shi, Nai-Qin Zhao, En-Zuo Liu, Chun-Nian He & Fang He

  2. Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, 300072, China

    Nai-Qin Zhao, En-Zuo Liu & Chun-Nian He

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Lu, HH., Shi, CS., Zhao, NQ. et al. Carbon and few-layer MoS2 nanosheets co-modified TiO2 nanosheets with enhanced electrochemical properties for lithium storage. Rare Met. 37, 107–117 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-017-0983-9

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