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High N-doped hierarchical porous carbon networks with expanded interlayers for efficient sodium storage

Dongqin Su1, Man Huang1, Junhao Zhang1( ), Xingmei Guo1, Jiale Chen1, Yanchun Xue1, Aihua Yuan1( ), Qinghong Kong2
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, China
School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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Abstract

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have been attracting considerable attention as a promising candidate for large-scale energy storage because of the abundance and low-cost of sodium resources. However, lack of appropriate anode materials impedes further applications. Herein, a novel self-template strategy is designed to synthesize uniform flowerlike N-doped hierarchical porous carbon networks (NHPCN) with high content of N (15.31 at.%) assembled by ultrathin nanosheets via a self-synthesized single precursor and subsequent thermal annealing. Relying on the synergetic coordination of benzimidazole and 2-methylimidazole with metal ions to produce a flowerlike network, a self-formed single precursor can be harvested. Due to the structural and compositional advantages, including the high N doping, the expanded interlayer spacing, the ultrathin two-dimensional nano-sized subunits, and the three-dimensional porous network structure, these unique NHPCN flowers deliver ultrahigh reversible capacities of 453.7 mAh·g-1 at 0.1 A·g-1 and 242.5 mAh·g-1 at 1 A·g-1 for 2,500 cycles with exceptional rate capability of 5 A·g-1 with reversible capacities of 201.2 mAh·g-1. The greatly improved sodium storage performance of NHPCN confirms the importance of reasonable engineering and synthesis of hierarchical carbon with unique structures.

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hierarchical porous carbon networkshigh N dopingexpanded interlayer spacinganodesodium-ion batteries

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Nano Research
Volume 13 Issue 10,
October 2020
Pages 2862-2868
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-020-2944-0
Cite this article:
Su D, Huang M, Zhang J, et al. High N-doped hierarchical porous carbon networks with expanded interlayers for efficient sodium storage. Nano Research, 2020, 13(10): 2862-2868. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2944-0
Topics:
Nano unitAnodesCarbonDoping (additives)Ion batteriesMetal ionsMetalsPorous materialsSodiumStorage (materials)

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Received: 19 November 2019
Revised: 26 December 2019
Accepted: 28 December 2019
Published: 05 October 2020
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