MoS2-carbon based nanocomposites as anodes for lithium-ion batteries: A review

MoS2 is one of the most remarkable two-dimensional transition meta dichalcogenides (TMDs) and is investigated widely by scientific researchers on its capability of energy storage in our era of energy deficiency. But its inherent characteristics of low conductivity and tendency to agglomerate during continuous charge/discharge limit its practical application in fields such as rechargeable batteries. MoS2 is usually applied on anode of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), which are one of the mostly used rechargeable batteries in our daily life. To overcome the above shortages of MoS2, carbon materials are introduced by researchers and numbers of reports about application of MoS2-C are issued every year. Therefore, we focus on this promising composite, expound the lithium-storage mechanism, discuss several preparation methods, put forward different kinds of carbon materials and summarize recent progresses of MoS2-C anode in LIBs. In this review we've listed various fabricating methods, specific morphologies, and good electrochemical performance. Additionally, the relations between morphologies and electrochemical performance are also mentioned. Besides, problems in LIBs remained up to now are presented and probable developing opportunities in this field are discussed.