Nitrogen-Doped Carbon for Sodium-Ion Battery Anode by Self-Etching and Graphitization of Bimetallic MOF-Based Composite

Yuming Chen, Xiaoyan Li, Kyusung Park, Wei Lu, Chao Wang, Weijiang Xue, Fei Yang, Jiang Zhou, Liumin Suo, Tianquan Lin, Haitao Huang, Ju Li, John B. Goodenough

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Abstract

The greater availability of sodium (Na) over lithium (Li) motivates development of a Na-ion battery that can compete with a Li-ion battery. In these batteries, both electrodes consist of hosts into which Li+or Na+can be inserted reversibly. Graphite has been the anode host for Li-ion batteries, but the Na+ion is too large to be inserted easily between the flat graphene layers of common graphite. We report the synthesis and electrochemical performance of N-doped carbon nanofibers and tubules with an organic-liquid electrolyte and a large fraction of graphitic carbon and larger spacing (0.38–0.44 nm) between carbon sheets; the carbon hollow tubules yield ultrastable (10,000 cycles), high-rate capabilities of Na+intercalation and deintercalation with reversible capacities up to 346 mAh g−1.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)152-163
Number of pages12
JournalChem
Volume3
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Jul 2017

Keywords

  • nanocarbon
  • nitrogen doping
  • sodium-ion battery anode

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Biochemistry, medical
  • Materials Chemistry

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