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Synthesis of an all-carbon conjugated polymeric segment of carbon nanotubes and its application for lithium-ion batteries

Shengda Wang1,§, Fei Chen1,§, Guilin Zhuang2, Kang Wei1, Tianyun Chen1, Xinyu Zhang1, Chunhua Chen1( ), Pingwu Du1( )
Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photon Science and Technology, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, iChEM, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China

§ Shengda Wang and Fei Chen contributed equally to this work.

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This study reports the design and synthesis of a novel all-carbon conjugated polymeric segment of single-walled carbon nanotubes as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries possessing a maximum capacity of 557 mAh·g−1 at a current density of 100 mA·g−1.

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The synthesis and potential applications of nanocarbon materials have attracted much attention in recent years. Herein, we report the design and synthesis of a novel all-carbon conjugated polymeric segment of single-walled carbon nanotubes (poly(cyclo-para-phenylene) (PCPP)) and its first application as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries. The as-synthesized PCPP was characterized by Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and other spectroscopies. The electrochemical characterization results show the suitability of PCPP as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries. Theoretical calculations indicate the unique structural and physical properties of PCPP. The realization of PCPP expands the scope of bottom-up synthesis of uniform carbon nanotube segments and their potential applications as new materials for lithium-ion batteries.

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carbon nanomaterialsconjugated polymercarbon nanotubeslithium-ion batteries

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Nano Research
Volume 16 Issue 7,
July 2023
Pages 10342-10347
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-023-5530-4
Cite this article:
Wang S, Chen F, Zhuang G, et al. Synthesis of an all-carbon conjugated polymeric segment of carbon nanotubes and its application for lithium-ion batteries. Nano Research, 2023, 16(7): 10342-10347. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5530-4
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Received: 24 November 2022
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Published: 23 February 2023
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