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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2018)

Template-Free Synthesis of Sb2S3 Hollow Microspheres as Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion and Sodium-Ion Batteries

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-017-0165-1
Jianjun Xie
National Base for International Science and Technology Cooperation, National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, School of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, People’s Republic of China
Li Liu
National Base for International Science and Technology Cooperation, National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, School of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, People’s Republic of China
Jing Xia
National Base for International Science and Technology Cooperation, National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, School of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, People’s Republic of China
Yue Zhang
National Base for International Science and Technology Cooperation, National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, School of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, People’s Republic of China
Min Li
National Base for International Science and Technology Cooperation, National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, School of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, People’s Republic of China
Yan Ouyang
National Base for International Science and Technology Cooperation, National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, School of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, People’s Republic of China
Su Nie
National Base for International Science and Technology Cooperation, National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, School of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, People’s Republic of China
Xianyou Wang
National Base for International Science and Technology Cooperation, National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, School of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Li Liu

liulili1203@126.com

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 10 No. 1 (2018), Article Number: 12

Abstract

Hierarchical Sb2S3 hollow microspheres assembled by nanowires have been successfully synthesized by a simple and practical hydrothermal reaction. The possible formation process of this architecture was investigated by X-ray diffraction, focused-ion beam-scanning electron microscopy dual-beam system, and transmission electron microscopy. When used as the anode material for lithium-ion batteries, Sb2S3 hollow microspheres manifest excellent rate property and enhanced lithium-storage capability and can deliver a discharge capacity of 674 mAh g−1 at a current density of 200 mA g−1 after 50 cycles. Even at a high current density of 5000 mA g−1, a discharge capacity of 541 mAh g−1 is achieved. Sb2S3 hollow microspheres also display a prominent sodium-storage capacity and maintain a reversible discharge capacity of 384 mAh g−1 at a current density of 200 mA g−1 after 50 cycles. The remarkable lithium/sodium-storage property may be attributed to the synergetic effect of its nanometer size and three-dimensional hierarchical architecture, and the outstanding stability property is attributed to the sufficient interior void space, which can buffer the volume expansion.


Highlights:


1 Sb2S3 hollow microspheres have been successfully synthesized by a simple hydrothermal reaction using SbCl3 and l-cysteine as raw materials without adding any surfactants.
2 The novel architecture combines the merits of nanometer size, hollow interior, and 3D hierarchical structure.
3 The material presents remarkable cycling performance and outstanding rate capability in lithium-ion batteries and also exhibits superior sodium-storage capabilities in sodium-ion batteries.

Keywords

Sb2S3 Hollow microspheres Anode material Lithium-ion batteries Sodium-storage property
Xie, Jianjun, Li Liu, Jing Xia, Yue Zhang, Min Li, Yan Ouyang, Su Nie, and Xianyou Wang. 2017. “Template-Free Synthesis of Sb2S3 Hollow Microspheres As Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion and Sodium-Ion Batteries”. Nano-Micro Letters 10 (1):12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-017-0165-1.
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