Journal
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
Volume 2, Issue 32, Pages 12733-12738Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c4ta02068e
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Funding
- National Science Foundation of China [21175050]
- MOST [2011AA11290, 2011DFB70020]
- PCSIRT (Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovation Research Team in University) [IRT1014]
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A porous hard carbon material was synthesized by the simple pyrolysis of H3PO4-treated biomass, i.e., pomelo peels, at 700 degrees C in N-2. The as-obtained hard carbon had a 3D connected porous structure and a large specific surface area of 1272 m(2) g(-1). XPS analysis showed that the carbon material was functionalized by O-containing and P-containing groups. The porous hard carbon was used as an anode for sodium ion batteries and exhibited good cycling stability and rate capability, delivering a capacity of 181 mA h g(-1) at 200 mA g(-1) after 220 cycles and retaining a capacity of 71 mA h g(-1) at 5 A g(-1). The sodium storage mechanisms of the porous hard carbon can be explained by Na+ intercalation into the disordered graphene layers, redox reaction of the surface O-containing functional groups and Na+ storage in the nanoscale pores. However, the porous hard carbon demonstrated a low coulombic efficiency of 27%, resulting from the formation of a solid electrolyte interphase film and the side reactions of surface phosphorus groups.
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