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Interfacial growth of N,S-codoped mesoporous carbon onto biomass-derived carbon for superior potassium-ion storage

Na Huang1, Cheng Tang2, Hao Jiang3, Jie Sun1, Aijun Du2, Haijiao Zhang1( )
Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
School of Chemistry and Physics and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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The N,S-codoped mesoporous carbon (NS-MC) has been well grown onto biomass-derived spore carbon by a facile interfacial assembly route and subsequent heat-treatment process. The unique structural and compositional advantages endow the designed unique heteroatom-doped carbon composite (denoted as NS-MC/SC) anode with an excellent potassium-ion storage capability, which shows a high reversible capacity of 350.5 mAh·g−1 after 300 cycles at 100 mA·g−1.

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Carbonaceous materials have been recognized as one of the most promising anode materials for potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) due to their abundant raw materials, controllable structure, superior conductivity, and good chemical inertness. However, the large radius of K ions and the low potassium content of intercalation compounds result in the sluggish storage kinetics and low reversible capacity of carbon anodes. In this work, we present a unique heteroatom-doped carbon composite (denoted as NS-MC/SC) through a facile interfacial assembly route and simple heat-treatment process, where NS-MC is well grafted onto the biomass-derived spore carbon (SC). This unique structural design endows it with abundant mesoporous channels, expanded layer spacing, and highly doped N and S. With these merits, the NS-MC/SC anode in PIBs exhibits a high reversible capacity of 350.4 mAh·g−1 at 100 mA·g−1 after 300 cycles, and an outstanding cycling stability. Besides, in-situ Raman spectra further verify the high reversibility of K ions insertion/extraction. Importantly, theoretical simulations also reveal that the N,S dual-doping is an efficient approach for improving the potassium-ion storage performance of NS-MC/SC.

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interfacial assemblyN,S co-dopingmesoporous carbon (MC)biomass-derived carbon (BC)potassium-ion batteries (PIBs)

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Nano Research
Volume 17 Issue 4,
April 2024
Pages 2619-2627
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-023-6045-8
Cite this article:
Huang N, Tang C, Jiang H, et al. Interfacial growth of N,S-codoped mesoporous carbon onto biomass-derived carbon for superior potassium-ion storage. Nano Research, 2024, 17(4): 2619-2627. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-6045-8
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Received: 09 July 2023
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