In-situ conversion growth of carbon-coated MoS_(2)/N-doped carbon nanotubes as anodes with superior capacity retention for sodium-ion batteries

Layered structure MoS_(2) nanosheets have shown great potential for energy storage applications.However,the methodology for elaborately controllable growth of MoS_(2) onto carbonaceous matrix for promoting the electrochemical performance is highly desirable.Herein,a high-effective,all-in-one in-situ conversion growth strategy has been proposed to construct a stable sandwich-type nanostructure.The formation of the optimized C-MoS_(2)/NCNTs product undergoes a dissolution-recrystallization process,in which ultra-thin carbon layer-coated MoS_(2) nanosheets densely assembled onto the surface of polyimide(PI)derived N-doped carbon nanotubes(CNTs).Theoretical simulation reveals that MoS_(2) nanosheets possessing an expanded interlayer spacing of 0.92 nm can greatly reduce the barrier energy of Na ions mitigation.Ac-cordingly,the as-made C-MoS_(2)/NCNTs anode delivers superior cycling stability(82%capacity retention after 400 cycles at 1 A g^(−1))and rate performance(348 mAh g^(−1) at 2 A g^(−1)).The results demonstrate that the expanded MoS_(2) interlayer distance,ultrathin outer carbon coating,and N-doped CNTs matrix together accounts for the outstanding sodium storage capability for the C-MoS_(2)/NCNTs electrode.