Toward Highly Selective Heteroatom Dopants in Hard Carbon with Superior Lithium Storage Performance
Hard carbons(HCs)have gained much attention for next-generation high energy density lithium ion battery(LIB)anode candidates.However,voltage hysteresis,low-rate capability,and large initial irreversible capacity severely affect their wide application.Here in the paper,a general strategy is reported to fabricate nitrogen atom(N)-doped HC anodes with superb rate capability and cyclic stability based on a three-dimensional(3D)framework and a hierarchical porous structure.The obtained N-doped hard carbon(NHC)exhibits an excellent rate capability of 315 mAh/g at 10.0 A/g and a long-term cyclic stability of 90.3%capacity retention after 1 000 cycles at 3 A/g.Moreover,the as-constructed pouch cell delivers a high energy density of 483.8 Wh/kg and fast charging capability.The versatile strategy in this work opens an avenue for the rational design of advanced carbonaceous materials with high performance for LIB applications.
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