Arc-discharge production of high-quality fluorine-modified graphene as anode for Li-ion battery

The application of lithium ion battery (LIB) in portable electronics and electric vehicle has received tremendous attention, however, challenges remain in seeking suitable high-capacity anode materials with excellent rate performance and thus potentially to boost the energy/power density. Here we report an arc-discharge production of high-quality F-modified graphene as anode for LIB with high-rate capability. As a result of F-modified, the acquired graphene exhibits high atomic ratio of C/O, excellent electric conductivity and more crumpled and wrinkled surface. Interestingly, the in-situ formation of LiF nanoparticles during the first Li+ insertion process not only act as barriers to effectively prevent the agglomeration and re-stacking of graphene sheets but also enhance the interlayer spacing, thus providing enough void for rapid Li+ ion insertion/extraction. These optimized features enable the resultant F-modified graphene delivers a high reversible capacity (783.2 mAh g(-1) at 100 mA g(-1)), outstanding rate performance (298.5 mAh g(-1) at 10 A g(-1)), and excellent cycling stability (> 91% capacity retention after 1000 cycles), providing great application prospect in high-enegy-power LIB.