Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 10, Issue 6, Pages 5577-5585Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b18313
Keywords
amorphous carbon; ultrathin carbon nanosheets; petroleum asphalt; molten salts; lithium-ion batteries; anode
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51572296, U1662113]
- Fundamental Research Fund for the Central Universities [14CX02127A, 15CX08005A]
- Scientific Research and Technology Development Project of PetroChina Co., LTD [2016B-2004(GF)]
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Amorphous carbon is, regarded as a promising alternative to commercial graphite as the lithium-ion battery anode duo to its capability to reversibly store more lithium ions. However, the structural disorder with large number of defects can lead to low electrical conductivity of the amorphous carbon, thus limiting its application for high power output. Herein, ultrathin amorphous carbon nanosheets were prepared from petroleum asphalt through tuning the: carbonization temperature in a molten-salt medium. The - amorphous nanostructure with expanded carbon interlayer spacing can provide substantial active sites for lithium storage, while-the twodimensional (2D) morphology can-facilitate fast electrical Conductivity. As a result, the electrodes deliver a high reversible.capacity, outstanding rate capability; and superior cycling performance (579 and 396 mAh g(-1) at 2 and 5 A g(-1) after 900 cycles). Furthermore, full cells consisting of the carbon anodes coupled with Limn(2)O(4) in 2024 cathodes exhibit high specific capacity (608 mAh g at 50 mA g(-1)) and impressive cycling stability with slow capacity loss (0.16% per cycle at 200 mA,g(-1)). The present study not only paves the way for industrial-scale synthesis of advanced carbon materials for lithium-ion batteries but also deepens the fundathental understanding of the intrinsic mechanism of the molten-salt method.
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