Solution synthesis of VSe2 nanosheets and their alkali metal ion storage performance

Fangwang Ming, Hanfeng Liang, Yongjiu Lei, Wenli Zhang, Husam N. Alshareef*

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Abstract

Vanadium diselenide (VSe2) is a transition metal dichalcogenide with metallic conductivity, which makes it a potentially promising electrode material for electrochemical applications. However, the development of VSe2 electrodes for such applications has been severely hampered by the difficulty of preparing nanosized products. In this work, a new facile solvothermal synthesis process is developed and optimized to synthesize ultrathin VSe2 nanosheet assemblies. To obtain the ultrathin nanosheets, N-methyl pyrrolidone, which has similar surface energy to many transition metal dichalcogenides, was used as the solvent to limit the crystal growth along the c-axis direction. The resulting ultrathin VSe2 nanosheets exhibit good performance toward alkaline ion (Li+ and Na+) storage, which can be significantly enhanced by carbon coating. Specifically, the carbon-coated VSe2 nanosheets can deliver high capacities of 768 mA h g-1 (Li+ storage) and 571 mA h g-1 (Na+ storage) along with outstanding stability.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)11-16
Number of pages6
JournalNano Energy
Volume53
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2018

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Keywords

  • 2D materials
  • Energy storage
  • Solution synthesis
  • VSe

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • General Materials Science
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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