Abstract:
It is imperative to design suitable anode materials for both lithium-ion (LIBs) and sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) with a high-rate performance and ultralong cycling life. We fabricated a MoO
2/MoS
2 heterostructure that was then homogeneously distributed in N,S-doped carbon nanofibers (MoO
2/MoS
2@NSC) by electrospinning and sulfurization. The one-dimensional carbon fiber skeleton serves as a conductive frame to decrease the diffusion pathway of Li
+/Na
+, while the N/S doping creates abundant active sites and significantly improves the ion diffusion kinetics. Moreover, the deposition of MoS
2 nanosheets on the MoO
2 bulk phase produces an interface that enables fast Li
+/Na
+ transport, which is crucial for achieving high efficiency energy storage. Consequently, as the anode for LIBs, MoO
2/MoS
2@NSC gives an excellent cycling stability of 640 mAh g
−1 for 2000 cycles under 5.0 A g
−1 with an ultralow average capacity drop of 0.002% per cycle and an exceptional rate capability of 614 mAh g
−1 at 10.0 A g
−1. In SIBs, it also produces a significantly better electrochemical performance (reversible capacity of 242 mAh g
−1 under 2.0 A g
−1 for 2000 cycles and 261 mAh g
−1 under 5.0 A g
−1). This work shows how introducing a novel interface in the anode can produce rapid Li
+/Na
+ storage kinetics and a long cycling performance.