Novel hollow MoS@C@CuS heterostructures for high zinc storage performance

Heterostructured materials have great potential as cathodes for zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) because of their fast Zn 2+ transport channels. Herein, hollow MoS 2 @C@Cu 2 S heterostructures are innovatively constructed using a template-engaged method. The carbon layer improves the electrical conductivity, provides a high in situ growth area, and effectively restricts volume expansion during the recycling process. MoS 2 nanosheets are grown on the surfaces of hollow C@Cu 2 S nanocubes using the in situ template method, further expanding the specific surface area and exposing more active sites to enhance the electrical conductivity. As expected, an admirable reversible capacity of 197.2 mA h g −1 can be maintained after 1000 cycles with a coulombic efficiency of 91.1%. Therefore, we firmly believe that this work points the way forward for high-performance materials design and energy storage systems. Novel hollow MoS 2 @C@Cu 2 S heterostructures with sizes of ∼600 nm were fabricated for Zn 2+ storage. These heterostructures exhibit a high initial specific capacity of 679.1 mA h g −1 .