Synthesis and electrochemical properties of MoS 2 /NC composite as a novel anode for lithium battery

Synthesis and electrochemical properties of MoS 2 /NC composite as a novel anode for lithium battery | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Short Report Synthesis and electrochemical properties of MoS 2 /NC composite as a novel anode for lithium battery Zenghui Han, Zhao Ma, Chuanqi Feng This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6600664/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Review Version 1 posted 21 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract The MoS2/NC composite is synthesized successfully by electrospinning combined with calcination. The expected compounds are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) techniques. The MoS2 and carbon doped with nitrogen (NC) are principal component in the composite (MoS2/NC). The composite took on morphology of nanofibers and exhibited outstanding electrochemical performances as novel anode material. The optimum synthesis conditions for the expected compounds were presented in this work. When load current density was 0.1 A g-1, the capacity of MoS2/NC composite can maintain as high capacity as 827 mAhg-1 after 200 cycles. When load current density was increased to 1 A g −1, its capacity can maintain as high as 554 mAhg−1 after 500 cycles. The MoS2/NC composite with typical morphology and composition not only owned high reversible capacity but also good rate performance, Therefore, it is promising anode material for lithium ion battery application. Inorganic composite Electrospining Electrochemical properties Anode material Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. 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