In Situ Construction of Bimetallic Selenides Heterogeneous Interface on Oxidation‐Stable Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<i><sub>x</sub></i> MXene Toward Lithium Storage with Ultrafast Charge Transfer Kinetics
Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub> (MXene) is widely acknowledged as an excellent substrate for constructing heterogeneous structures with transition metal chalcogenides (TMCs) for boosting the electrochemical performance of lithium-ion storage. However, conventional synthesis strategies inevitably lead to poor electrochemical charge transfer due to Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub>-derived TiO<sub>2</sub> at the heterogeneous interface between Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub> and TMCs. Here, an innovative in situ selenization strategy is proposed to replace the originally generated TiO<sub>2</sub> on Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub> with metallic TiSe<sub>2</sub> interphase, clearing the bottleneck of slow charge transfer barrier caused by MXene oxidation. The construction of bimetallic selenide formed by CoSe<sub>2</sub> and TiSe<sub>2</sub> generates intrinsic electric fields to guide the fast ion diffusion kinetics in a heterogeneous interface. Additionally, the CoSe<sub>2</sub>/TiSe<sub>2</sub>/Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub> heterogeneous structure with enhanced structural stability and improved rate performance is confirmed by both experiments and theoretical calculations. The engineered heterogeneous structure exhibits an ultra-high pseudocapacitance contribution (73.1% at 0.1 mV s<sup>-1</sup>), rendering it well-suited to offset the kinetics differences between double-layer materials. The assembled lithium-ion capacitor based on CoSe<sub>2</sub>/TiSe<sub>2</sub>/Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub> possesses a high energy density and an ultralong life span (89.5% after 10 000 times at 2 A g<sup>-1</sup>). This devised strategy provides a feasible solution for utilizing the performance advantages of MXene substrates in lithium storage with ultrafast charge transfer kinetics.
Authors
- Yabin An (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6745-2971)
- Xianzhong Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1014-7714)
- Cong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1276-6906)
- Chen Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0947-585X)
- Kai Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8836-1553)
- Xiong Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9760-5206)
- Haitao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2057-7654)
- Lei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0925-183X)
- Yanan Xu
- Yanwei Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7131-0888)
- Sha Yi
- Shasha Zhao
Institutions
- Qilu University of Technology (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- China North Industries Group Corporation (China) (CN)
- Zhengzhou University (CN)
- Institute of Electrical Engineering (CN)
- State Key Laboratory of Vehicle NVH and Safety Technology (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Southwest Jiaotong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small
- Published
- 2024-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202403078
- Citations
- 19
- Primary Topic
- MXene and MAX Phase Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.23
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Youth Innovation Promotion Association
- Key Research Program of Frontier Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences