10.1007/s40097-022-00483-4

Facile synthesis of molybdenum disulfide adorned heteroatom-doped porous carbon for energy storage applications

  • Somasundaram Chandra Kishore1,
  • Raji Atchudan2,
  • Suguna Perumal3,
  • Thomas Nesakumar Jebakumar Immanuel Edison2,
  • Ashok K. Sundramoorthy4,
  • Rajangam Vinodh5,
  • Muthulakshmi Alagan6,
  • Yong Rok Lee*2,
  1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai, 602 105, IN
  2. School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38541, KR
  3. School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38541, KR Department of Chemistry, Sejong University, Seoul, 143-747, KR
  4. Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600077, IN
  5. School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, KR
  6. Faculty of Information and Communication Science, University of Information Science and Technology “St. Paul the Apostle”, Ohrid, MK
Facile synthesis of molybdenum disulfide adorned heteroatom-doped porous carbon for energy storage applications

Published in Issue 08-03-2022

Copyright (c) 2025 Somasundaram Chandra Kishore, Raji Atchudan, Suguna Perumal, Thomas Nesakumar Jebakumar Immanuel Edison, Ashok K. Sundramoorthy, Rajangam Vinodh, Muthulakshmi Alagan, Yong Rok Lee (Author)

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Kishore, S. C., Atchudan, R., Perumal, S., Edison, T. N. J. I., Sundramoorthy, A. K., Vinodh, R., Alagan, M., & Lee, Y. R. (2022). Facile synthesis of molybdenum disulfide adorned heteroatom-doped porous carbon for energy storage applications. Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry, 13(6 (December 2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40097-022-00483-4
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Abstract

Abstract The rising energy demand and fossil-fuel use, along with growing environmental pollution, need the creation and development of innovative, ecologically friendly, and renewable high-performance energy storage systems. The key requirements of sustainable translation of biomass waste into a cost-effective and high-performance supercapacitor have become a primary concern to overcome the existing pitfalls. The current work outlines the large-scale synthesis of greater energy density, quicker charging, and superior long-term supercapacitor electrodes using banana peel as a heteroatom-doped carbon (H-PC) precursor that is both sustainable and economical. Dried banana peel carbonized at 800 °C for 2 h under the argon atmosphere was homogeneously mixed 20 wt% of MoS 2 by the dry-impregnation method. Few layers of MoS 2 -decorated H-PC (MoS 2 @H-PC) composite owning micro/mesoporous structure, and satisfactory surface area (210 m 2  g −1 ) was fabricated as the active electrode material to examine the electrochemical properties. MoS 2 @H-PC exhibited significant faradaic reactions and electrostatic adsorption due to the presence of numerous electrochemical active sites leading to a profound specific capacitance of 408 F g −1 at a current density of 1 A g −1 . Exploiting the unique heterostructure and the synergy of nitrogen atoms, MoS 2 , and carbon layers, MoS 2 @H-PC reveals impressive cyclic stability with 90% capacitance retention beyond 10,000 cycles. This study paves the path for the future development of high energy density and robust supercapacitors from various agricultural waste products and landfills. Graphical abstract

Keywords

  • Banana peel,
  • Biomass,
  • Porous carbon,
  • Molybdenum disulfide,
  • Supercapacitor,
  • Energy storage

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