Reductive hybridization route with exfoliated graphene oxide and MoS₂ nanosheets to efficient electrode materials

Mesoporous MoS₂-graphene nanohybrid with excellent electrode activity can be synthesized by the reductive hybridization of exfoliated MoS₂ and graphene oxide (G-O) nanosheets under hydrothermal condition. The use of G-O precursor is crucial in synthesizing homogeneously hybridized MoS₂-graphene materials with mesoporous stacking structure. The MoS₂-graphene nanohybrid prepared with G-O shows promising electrode performance for lithium ion batteries with large discharge capacity of ∼1400 mA h g^-1 for the 100th cycle and excellent rate performance, which is much superior to that of the homologue prepared with rG-O precursor and also restacked MoS₂ nanosheets. The present results clearly demonstrate the usefulness of G-O precursor in the hydrothermal synthesis of graphene-based hybrid materials.