N/O Dual‐Doped Environment‐Friendly Hard Carbon as Advanced Anode for Potassium‐Ion Batteries

Autor: Qing Jiang, Bo Xu, Rong Chao Cui, Hou Ji Dong, Chun Cheng Yang
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Advanced Science, Vol 7, Iss 5, Pp n/a-n/a (2020)
Advanced Science
ISSN: 2198-3844
DOI: 10.1002/advs.201902547
Popis: Potassium‐ion batteries (PIBs) are considered as promising candidates for lithium‐ion batteries due to the abundant reserve and lower cost of K resources. However, K+ exhibits a larger radius than that of Li+, which may impede the intercalation of K+ into the electrode, thus resulting in poor cycling stability of PIBs. Here, an N/O dual‐doped hard carbon (NOHC) is constructed by carbonizing the renewable piths of sorghum stalks. As a PIB anode, NOHC presents a high reversible capacity (304.6 mAh g−1 at 0.1 A g−1 after 100 cycles) and superior cycling stability (189.5 mAh g−1 at 1 A g−1 after 5000 cycles). The impressive electrochemical performances can be ascribed to the super‐stable porous structure, expanded interlayer space, and N/O dual‐doping. More importantly, the NOHC can be prepared in large scale in a concise way, showing great potential for commercialization applications. This work may impel the development of low‐cost and sustainable carbon‐based materials for PIBs and other advanced energy storage devices.
A low‐cost and sustainable N/O dual‐doped hard carbon (NOHC) is constructed by carbonizing the renewable piths of sorghum stalks. As an anode material in potassium‐ion batteries, the NOHC exhibits a high reversible capacity and superior cycling stability, outperforming most carbonaceous materials.
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