Abstract
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are restricted in their energy storage capacity primarily because the considerable size of Na(+) and inherently slow redox processes limit efficient charge transfer. Transition metal chalcogenides with layered structures have considerable promise as advanced materials of SIBs. Herein, the Ni-doped hollow MoS(2)/NC spheres with nitrogen-doped carbon are fabricated by a simple water/ethanol system combined with thermal annealing. Nickel doping effectively modifies the electronic properties of MoS(2), leading to a substantial improvement in electrical conductivity and an increase in the density of electrochemically active sites. The addition of nitrogen-doped carbon within the composite helps to improve redox kinetics, ensuring improved structural integrity. Consequently, the Ni-MoS(2)/NC anode demonstrates excellent cycling stability, delivering a capacity of 176 mAh g(-1) at 5.0 A g(-1) for 10,000 cycles. Moreover, a full battery paired with a Na(3)V(2)(PO(4))(3)/C cathode exhibits impressive rate performance, when the current is restored to 0.1 A g(-1), and it showed a high specific capacity of 326 mAh g(-1), which indicates that the Ni-MoS(2)/NC||Na(3)V(2)(PO(4))(3)/C full battery exhibits robust performance across varying current densities, maintaining high electrochemical reversibility. This effective approach ensures improved electrochemical performance, prolonged cycling life, and higher efficiency, making hollow nanostructures a promising design for next-generation energy storage systems.