Tungsten disulfide-based nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage

Energy and environmental issues received widespread attentions due to the fast growth of world population and rapid development of social economy. As a transition metal dichalcogenide, tungsten disulfide (WS2) nanomaterials make important research progress in the field of energy conversion and storage. In view of the versatile and rich microstructure of these materials, the modification and controllable synthesis of WS2 nanomaterials also inspire a research interest. This review mainly focuses on WS2-based nanomaterials in the application of energy conversion and storage as well as discusses some basic characteristics and modification strategies of them. Finally, the research progress of WS2-based nanomaterials is reviewed and some prospects for future research directions are proposed. This review is expected to be beneficial to the future study of WS2 nanomaterials used in the field of energy conversion and storage.