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High N-doped hierarchical porous carbon networks with expanded interlayers for efficient sodium storage

Show Author's Information Dongqin Su1,  Man Huang1,  Junhao Zhang1( ),  Xingmei Guo1,  Jiale Chen1,  Yanchun Xue1,  Aihua Yuan1( ),  Qinghong Kong2
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, China
School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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sodium-ion batteries, anode, expanded interlayer spacing, hierarchical porous carbon networks, high N doping
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Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have been attracting considerable attention as a promising candidate for large-scale energy storage because of the abundance and low-cost of sodium resources. However, lack of appropriate anode materials impedes further applications. Herein, a novel self-template strategy is designed to synthesize uniform flowerlike N-doped hierarchical porous carbon networks (NHPCN) with high content of N (15.31 at.%) assembled by ultrathin nanosheets via a self-synthesized single precursor and subsequent thermal annealing. Relying on the synergetic coordination of benzimidazole and 2-methylimidazole with metal ions to produce a flowerlike network, a self-formed single precursor can be harvested. Due to the structural and compositional advantages, including the high N doping, the expanded interlayer spacing, the ultrathin two-dimensional nano-sized subunits, and the three-dimensional porous network structure, these unique NHPCN flowers deliver ultrahigh reversible capacities of 453.7 mAh·g-1 at 0.1 A·g-1 and 242.5 mAh·g-1 at 1 A·g-1 for 2,500 cycles with exceptional rate capability of 5 A·g-1 with reversible capacities of 201.2 mAh·g-1. The greatly improved sodium storage performance of NHPCN confirms the importance of reasonable engineering and synthesis of hierarchical carbon with unique structures.


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High N-doped hierarchical porous carbon networks with expanded interlayers for efficient sodium storage

Show Author's information Dongqin Su1, Man Huang1, Junhao Zhang1( ), Xingmei Guo1, Jiale Chen1, Yanchun Xue1, Aihua Yuan1( ), Qinghong Kong2
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, China
School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China

Abstract

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have been attracting considerable attention as a promising candidate for large-scale energy storage because of the abundance and low-cost of sodium resources. However, lack of appropriate anode materials impedes further applications. Herein, a novel self-template strategy is designed to synthesize uniform flowerlike N-doped hierarchical porous carbon networks (NHPCN) with high content of N (15.31 at.%) assembled by ultrathin nanosheets via a self-synthesized single precursor and subsequent thermal annealing. Relying on the synergetic coordination of benzimidazole and 2-methylimidazole with metal ions to produce a flowerlike network, a self-formed single precursor can be harvested. Due to the structural and compositional advantages, including the high N doping, the expanded interlayer spacing, the ultrathin two-dimensional nano-sized subunits, and the three-dimensional porous network structure, these unique NHPCN flowers deliver ultrahigh reversible capacities of 453.7 mAh·g-1 at 0.1 A·g-1 and 242.5 mAh·g-1 at 1 A·g-1 for 2,500 cycles with exceptional rate capability of 5 A·g-1 with reversible capacities of 201.2 mAh·g-1. The greatly improved sodium storage performance of NHPCN confirms the importance of reasonable engineering and synthesis of hierarchical carbon with unique structures.

Keywords: sodium-ion batteries, anode, expanded interlayer spacing, hierarchical porous carbon networks, high N doping

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Received: 19 November 2019
Revised: 26 December 2019
Accepted: 28 December 2019
Published: 05 October 2020
Issue date: October 2020

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The work was financially supported by the National Natural Science of Foundation of China (No. 51672114), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No. BK20181469), and the Zhenjiang Key Research and Development Project (Social Development) (No. SSH20190140049).

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