Abstract
Aiming to accelerate sodium-ion transport kinetics and improve electrochemical cyclability of batteries, an In2S3/CoS2 bimetallic sulfide heterostructure was synthesized as anodes of sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) in this paper by a feasible ion exchange and subsequent hydrothermal vulcanization technique based on a cobalt metal-organic skeleton (ZIF-67) precursor. As-prepared In2S3/CoS2 composite exhibited an excellent rate capability of 453.8 mAh g-1 at 10 A g-1 and outstanding cyclability of 464.06 mAh g-1 after 600 cycles at 2 A g-1. The built-in electric filed between heterogeneous interface of In2S3 and CoS2 plays a dominant contribution on improvement of electronic conductivity and charge transfer kinetics. Beyond that abundant defects derived from ion exchange and nanocrystallization of composite particles also have a positive synergistic effect on inducing additional active centers for adsorption of Na+ and shortening ion transport distance for further accelerating reaction kinetics. Based on exploring conversion and alloying mechanism of In2S3/CoS2 composite via ex situ XRD and TEM, high-performance SIBs with heterostructure bimetallic sulfide anodes may be a prospective strategy.
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