Carbon Derived from Sucrose as Anode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Carbon materials are used as anode material in lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) due to their promising cyclic performance and high protection. Carbon material was produced by sucrose at high temperature in flowing argon. Carbon material was used as anode material in LiBs and exhibited the reversible capacity of 180 mA h/g at a specific current of 135 mA/g even at 100 charge-discharge cycles. Carbon material also exhibited the discharge capacity of 118 mA h/g after the 50th cycle and indicates the similar to 93% capacity retention of the cell after the 50th cycle.