Three-Dimensional Porous Graphene Supported MoS(2) Nanoflower Prepared by a Facile Solvothermal Method with Excellent Rate Performance and Sodium-Ion Storage

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), as a supplement of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), are attracting intensive research interest due to their low cost and abundance. Molybdenum disulfide (MoS(2)) is regarded as a suitable candidates for SIBs electrode materials, which suffer from prominent volume expansion and poor conductivity. In this study, three-dimensional porous graphene composites loaded with MoS(2) were prepared via a facile two-step method. The MoS(2) nanoflower particles were uniformly dispersed within the layered graphene matrix, and a three-dimensional porous graphene supported MoS(2) nanoflower battery (MoS(2)/3DG) was demonstrated to have superior performance to that of the pristine pure MoS(2) nanoflower battery. At a current density of 100 mA/g, the MoS(2)/3DG delivered a reversible capacity of 420 mAh/g. What is more, it yielded a reversible specific capacity of 310 mAh/g at 2 A/g, showing an excellent rate of 73.8%. The excellent performance of the novel MoS(2)/3DG composite are attributed to the promoted infiltration of electrolytes and the hindered volume expansion for the porous structure, good conductivity, and robust mechanical properties of graphene.