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Vol. 11 (2019)

Plate-to-Layer Bi2MoO6/MXene-Heterostructured Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0312-y
Peng Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Organic‑Inorganic Composites, Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology for Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
Danjun Wang
State Key Laboratory of Organic‑Inorganic Composites, Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology for Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
Qizhen Zhu
State Key Laboratory of Organic‑Inorganic Composites, Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology for Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
Ning Sun
State Key Laboratory of Organic‑Inorganic Composites, Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology for Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
Feng Fu
Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Reaction Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yan’an University, Yan’an 716000, People’s Republic of China
Bin Xu
State Key Laboratory of Organic‑Inorganic Composites, Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology for Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Bin Xu

binxumail@163.com

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 11 (2019), Article Number: 81

Abstract

Bi2MoO6 is a potentially promising anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) on account of its high theoretical capacity coupled with low desertion potential. Due to low conductivity and large volume expansion/contraction during charge/discharge cycling of Bi2MoO6, effective modification is indispensable to address these issues. In this study, a plate-to-layer Bi2MoO6/Ti3C2Tx (MXene) heterostructure is proposed by electrostatic assembling positive-charged Bi2MoO6 nanoplates on negative-charged MXene nanosheets. MXene nanosheets in the heterostructure act as a highly conductive substrate to load and anchor the Bi2MoO6 nanoplates, so as to improve electronic conductivity and structural stability. When the mass ratio of MXene is optimized to 30%, the Bi2MoO6/MXene heterostructure exhibits high specific capacities of 692 mAh g−1 at 100 mA g−1 after 200 cycles and 545.1 mAh g−1 with 99.6% coulombic efficiency at 1 A g−1 after 1000 cycles. The results provide not only a high-performance lithium storage material, but also an effective strategy that could address the intrinsic issues of various transition metal oxides by anchoring them on MXene nanosheets to form heterostructures and use as anode materials for LIBs.


Highlights:


1 The highly conductive Ti3C2Tx (MXene) is introduced as a substrate for loading Bi2MoO6.
2 The Bi2MoO6/MXene heterostructure exhibits ultra-long cycle durability and superior rate capability.
3 Electrochemical kinetic mechanism is analyzed for the as-prepared heterostructure.

Keywords

Bi2MoO6 MXene Electrostatic self-assembly Heterostructure Lithium-ion batteries
Zhang, Peng, Danjun Wang, Qizhen Zhu, Ning Sun, Feng Fu, and Bin Xu. 2019. “Plate-to-Layer Bi2MoO6/MXene-Heterostructured Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries”. Nano-Micro Letters 11 (September):81. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0312-y.
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