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A density functional theory study of high-performance pre-lithiated MS2 (M = Mo, W, V) Monolayers as the Anode
Tingfeng Liu1, Zhong Jin2,3, Dong-Xin Liu4
1Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, 215123, Jiangsu, P.R. China.
Abstract:
Recent experimental study shows that the pre-lithiated MoS2 monolayer exhibits an enhanced electrochemical performance, coulombic efficiency of which is 26% higher than the pristine MoS2 based anode. The underlying mechanism of such significant enhancement, however, has not yet been addressed. By means of density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we systematically investigated the adsorption and diffusion behavior of lithium (Li) atoms on the MS2 (M = Mo, W, V) monolayers. On the pre-lithiated MS2 monolayers, the adsorption energy of extra Li ions are not significantly changed, implying the feasibility of multilayer adsorption. Of importance, the Li diffusion barriers on pre-lithiated MS2 are negligibly small because of the charge accumulation between the diffusing Li ions and the pre-lithiating Li layer. Correspondingly, we report that the pre-lithiation should be a general treatment which can be employed on many transition-metal di-chalcogenides to improve their storage capacities and charge-discharge performance in Li ion batteries. In addition, we propose that the pre-lithiated VS2 may serve as an outstanding anode material in LIBs.
