Constructing Layered Nanostructures from Non-Layered Sulfide Crystals via Surface Charge Manipulation Strategy

Shilin Zhang; Jian Hong; Xiaohui Zeng; Junnan Hao; Yang Zheng; Qining Fan; Wei Kong Pang; Chaofeng Zhang; Tengfei Zhou; Zaiping Guo

doi:10.1002/adfm.202101676

Constructing Layered Nanostructures from Non-Layered Sulfide Crystals via Surface Charge Manipulation Strategy

Shilin Zhang, Jian Hong, Xiaohui Zeng, Junnan Hao, Yang Zheng^*, Qining Fan, Wei Kong Pang, Chaofeng Zhang, Tengfei Zhou^*, Zaiping Guo^*

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Abstract

2D non-layered metal sulfides possess intriguing properties, rendering them bright application prospects in energy storage and conversion, however, the synthesis of non-layered metal sulfide nanosheets is still significantly challenging. Herein, a surface-charge-regulating strategy is developed to fabricate microsized 2D non-layered metal sulfides via manipulation of the isoelectric point, which can easily modulate the manner of surface charge arrangement during the growth of crystal nuclei. The result of this strategy are materials that are completely assembled with a preferred orientation but comprise a large lateral size with maintaining atomic thickness. A series of modified sulfides are successfully synthesized, demonstrating that their microarchitectures are shifted in an expected manner. Then, one of these materials, In₄SnS₈, approaches a promising candidate for sodium storage by means of its structural integrity, boosted transfer kinetics, and abundant active sites. The proposed synthetic protocol can open up a new opportunity to explore 2D non-layered materials for energy-related applications. © 2021 Wiley-VCH GmbH

Original language	English
Article number	2101676
Journal	Advanced Functional Materials
Volume	31
Issue number	32
Online published	2 Jun 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202101676
Publication status	Published - 9 Aug 2021
Externally published	Yes

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S.Z. and J.H. contributed equally to this work. Financial support provided by the Australian Research Council (ARC) (DE190100504, DP200101862, and DP210101486) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51802357, 52002297, and 21978073) is gratefully acknowledged. All the authors discussed the results and commented on the manuscript. Part of this research was undertaken on the Powder Diffraction beamline at the Australian Synchrotron. The authors thank the Electron Microscopy Centre (EMC) at the University of Wollongong. The authors also thank Dr. T. Silver for critical reading of the manuscript.

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2D nanosheets
anode
isoelectric point
non-layered crystals
sodium-ion batteries
surface charge manipulation

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