Constructing Abundant Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups in Hard Carbon Derived from Anthracite for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Material Synthesis
2.2. Material Characterization
2.3. Electrochemical Measurements
3. Results
3.1. Synthesis and Characterization of HCs
3.2. Electrochemical Performance
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample Name | B-HC1100 | A-HC900 | A-HC1100 | A-HC1300 |
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(Å) | 3.75 | 3.70 | 3.72 | 3.67 |
/ | 1.26 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.15 |
( ) | 1.14 | 12.44 | 3.88 | 1.63 |
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Xu, Y.; Guo, D.; Luo, Y.; Xu, J.; Guo, K.; Wang, W.; Liu, G.; Wu, N.; Liu, X.; Qin, A. Constructing Abundant Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups in Hard Carbon Derived from Anthracite for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 3002. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13233002
Xu Y, Guo D, Luo Y, Xu J, Guo K, Wang W, Liu G, Wu N, Liu X, Qin A. Constructing Abundant Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups in Hard Carbon Derived from Anthracite for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries. Nanomaterials. 2023; 13(23):3002. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13233002
Chicago/Turabian StyleXu, Yaya, Donglei Guo, Yuan Luo, Jiaqi Xu, Kailong Guo, Wei Wang, Guilong Liu, Naiteng Wu, Xianming Liu, and Aimiao Qin. 2023. "Constructing Abundant Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups in Hard Carbon Derived from Anthracite for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries" Nanomaterials 13, no. 23: 3002. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13233002