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Vol. 13 (2021)

Strongly Coupled 2D Transition Metal Chalcogenide-MXene-Carbonaceous Nanoribbon Heterostructures with Ultrafast Ion Transport for Boosting Sodium/Potassium Ions Storage

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00623-5
Junming Cao
Sino‑Russian International Joint Laboratory for Clean Energy and Energy Conversion Technology, International Center of Future Science, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
Junzhi Li
Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People’s Republic of China
Dongdong Li
Sino‑Russian International Joint Laboratory for Clean Energy and Energy Conversion Technology, International Center of Future Science, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
Zeyu Yuan
Sino‑Russian International Joint Laboratory for Clean Energy and Energy Conversion Technology, International Center of Future Science, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
Yuming Zhang
Sino‑Russian International Joint Laboratory for Clean Energy and Energy Conversion Technology, International Center of Future Science, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
Valerii Shulga
Sino‑Russian International Joint Laboratory for Clean Energy and Energy Conversion Technology, International Center of Future Science, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
Ziqi Sun
Centre for Materials Science, School of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
Wei Han
Sino‑Russian International Joint Laboratory for Clean Energy and Energy Conversion Technology, International Center of Future Science, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Wei Han

whan@jlu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 13 (2021), Article Number: 113

Abstract

Combining with the advantages of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials, MXenes have shown great potential in next generation rechargeable batteries. Similar with other 2D materials, MXenes generally suffer severe self-agglomeration, low capacity, and unsatisfied durability, particularly for larger sodium/potassium ions, compromising their practical values. In this work, a novel ternary heterostructure self-assembled from transition metal selenides (MSe, M = Cu, Ni, and Co), MXene nanosheets and N-rich carbonaceous nanoribbons (CNRibs) with ultrafast ion transport properties is designed for sluggish sodium-ion (SIB) and potassium-ion (PIB) batteries. Benefiting from the diverse chemical characteristics, the positively charged MSe anchored onto the electronegative hydroxy (–OH) functionalized MXene surfaces through electrostatic adsorption, while the fungal-derived CNRibs bonded with the other side of MXene through amino bridging and hydrogen bonds. This unique MXene-based heterostructure prevents the restacking of 2D materials, increases the intrinsic conductivity, and most importantly, provides ultrafast interfacial ion transport pathways and extra surficial and interfacial storage sites, and thus, boosts the high-rate storage performances in SIB and PIB applications. Both the quantitatively kinetic analysis and the density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that the interfacial ion transport is several orders higher than that of the pristine MXenes, which delivered much enhanced Na+ (536.3 mAh g−1@ 0.1 A g−1) and K+ (305.6 mAh g−1@ 1.0 A g−1 ) storage capabilities and excellent long-term cycling stability. Therefore, this work provides new insights into 2D materials engineering and low-cost, but kinetically sluggish post-Li batteries.


Highlights:


1 Unique “Janus” interfacial assemble strategy of 2D MXene nanosheets was proposed firstly.
2 Ternary heterostructure consisting of high capacity transitional metal chalcogenide, high conductive 2D MXene and N rich fungal carbonaceous matrix was achieved for larger radius Na/K ions storages.
3 The highly accessible surfaces and interfaces of the strongly coupled 2D based ternary heterostructures provide superb surficial pseudocapacitive storages for both Na and K ions with low energy barriers was verified.

Keywords

Ti3C2Tx MXene Heterostructure Transition metal chalcogenide Sodium and potassium-ions batteries DFT calculation
Cao, Junming, Junzhi Li, Dongdong Li, Zeyu Yuan, Yuming Zhang, Valerii Shulga, Ziqi Sun, and Wei Han. 2021. “Strongly Coupled 2D Transition Metal Chalcogenide-MXene-Carbonaceous Nanoribbon Heterostructures With Ultrafast Ion Transport for Boosting Sodium/Potassium Ions Storage”. Nano-Micro Letters 13 (April):113. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00623-5.
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