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Synthesis of an all-carbon conjugated polymeric segment of carbon nanotubes and its application for lithium-ion batteries

Show Author's Information Shengda Wang1,§,  Fei Chen1,§,  Guilin Zhuang2,  Kang Wei1,  Tianyun Chen1,  Xinyu Zhang1,  Chunhua Chen1( ),  Pingwu Du1( )
Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photon Science and Technology, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, iChEM, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China

§ Shengda Wang and Fei Chen contributed equally to this work.

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The synthesis and potential applications of nanocarbon materials have attracted much attention in recent years. Herein, we report the design and synthesis of a novel all-carbon conjugated polymeric segment of single-walled carbon nanotubes (poly(cyclo-para-phenylene) (PCPP)) and its first application as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries. The as-synthesized PCPP was characterized by Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and other spectroscopies. The electrochemical characterization results show the suitability of PCPP as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries. Theoretical calculations indicate the unique structural and physical properties of PCPP. The realization of PCPP expands the scope of bottom-up synthesis of uniform carbon nanotube segments and their potential applications as new materials for lithium-ion batteries.


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Synthesis of an all-carbon conjugated polymeric segment of carbon nanotubes and its application for lithium-ion batteries

Show Author's information Shengda Wang1,§, Fei Chen1,§, Guilin Zhuang2, Kang Wei1, Tianyun Chen1, Xinyu Zhang1, Chunhua Chen1( ), Pingwu Du1( )
Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photon Science and Technology, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, iChEM, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China

§ Shengda Wang and Fei Chen contributed equally to this work.

Abstract

The synthesis and potential applications of nanocarbon materials have attracted much attention in recent years. Herein, we report the design and synthesis of a novel all-carbon conjugated polymeric segment of single-walled carbon nanotubes (poly(cyclo-para-phenylene) (PCPP)) and its first application as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries. The as-synthesized PCPP was characterized by Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and other spectroscopies. The electrochemical characterization results show the suitability of PCPP as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries. Theoretical calculations indicate the unique structural and physical properties of PCPP. The realization of PCPP expands the scope of bottom-up synthesis of uniform carbon nanotube segments and their potential applications as new materials for lithium-ion batteries.

Keywords: carbon nanotubes, lithium-ion batteries, carbon nanomaterials, conjugated polymer

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Received: 24 November 2022
Revised: 12 January 2023
Accepted: 25 January 2023
Published: 23 February 2023
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This research was made possible as a result of a generous grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 22225108, 21971229, and 51772285) and the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Nos. 2017YFA0402800 and 2018YFB0905400).

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