Volume 19, Issue 48 2304200
Research Article

Dynamic Electronic and Ionic Transport Actuated by Cobalt-Doped MoSe2/rGO for Superior Potassium-Ion Batteries

Song Tao

Song Tao

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816 P. R. China

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Xinyue Zhang

Xinyue Zhang

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816 P. R. China

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Zhaoyang Gao

Zhaoyang Gao

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816 P. R. China

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Tsung-Yi Chen

Tsung-Yi Chen

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Sec. 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300044 Taiwan

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Huihua Min

Huihua Min

Electron Microscope Lab, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210037 P. R. China

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Hao Yang

Hao Yang

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816 P. R. China

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Han-Yi Chen

Han-Yi Chen

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Sec. 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300044 Taiwan

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Xiaodong Shen

Xiaodong Shen

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816 P. R. China

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Jin Wang

Corresponding Author

Jin Wang

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816 P. R. China

E-mail: [email protected]

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Hui Yang

Hui Yang

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816 P. R. China

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First published: 31 July 2023
Citations: 13

Abstract

Molybdenum selenium (MoSe2) has tremendous potential in potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) due to its large interlayer distance, favorable bandgap, and high theoretical specific capacity. However, the poor conductivity and large K+ insertion/extraction in MoSe2 inevitably leads to sluggish reaction kinetics and poor structural stability. Herein, Coinduced engineering is employed to illuminate high-conductivity electron pathway and mobile ion diffusion of MoSe2 nanosheets anchored on reduced graphene oxide substrate (Co-MoSe2/rGO). Benefiting from the activated electronic conductivity and ion diffusion kinetics, and an expanded interlayer spacing resulting from Co doping, combined with the interface coupling with highly conductive reduced graphene oxide (rGO) substrate through Mo-C bonding, the Co-MoSe2/rGO anode demonstrates remarkable reversible capacity, superior rate capability, and stable long-term cyclability for potassium storage, as well as superior energy density and high power density for potassium-ion capacitors. Systematic performance measurement, dynamic analysis, in-situ/ex-situ measurements, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations elucidate the performance-enhancing mechanism of Co-MoSe2/rGO in view of the electronic and ionic transport kinetics. This work offers deep atomic insights into the fundamental factors of electrodes for potassium-ion batteries/capacitors with superior electrochemical performance.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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