Engineering of the Crystalline Lattice of Hard Carbon Anodes Toward Practical Potassium-Ion Batteries
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Zhong, LeiZhang, Wenli

Sun, Shirong
Zhao, Lei
Jian, Wenbin
He, Xing
Xing, Zhenyu
Shi, Zixiong
Chen, Yanan
Alshareef, Husam N.

Qiu, Xueqing
KAUST Department
Materials Science and Engineering Physical Science and Engineering Division King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal 23955–6900 Saudi ArabiaMaterial Science and Engineering Program
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
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2022-12-09Embargo End Date
2023-12-09Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/686348
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Hard carbons have attracted increased interest as an alternative of graphite for the anodes of potassium-ion batteries (PIBs). However, the practical applications of hard carbon anodes are hampered by their low capacities, high potential platforms, and large potential hysteresis. Hard carbons coupled with graphitic nanodomains can achieve stable potassium-ion storage behaviors with low potential platforms and low potential hysteresis. Herein, the crystalline lattice in hard carbon anodes is tuned by incorporating graphene oxide in renewable lignin precursors. The modified hard carbon (i.e., QLGC) anodes show graphitized nanodomains in the carbon matrix with an expanded interlayer spacing (0.42 nm) in the amorphous regions, which results in a stable potassium-ion (de)intercalation behavior. Thus, the QLGC anodes exhibit a high capacity of 164 mAh g−1 with low potential hysteresis in the low potential platform region. Moreover, the QLGC anode delivered a highly stabilized capacity of 283 mAh g−1 at 50 mA g−1, a high-rate capability, and stable cycling performance. Furthermore, the charge storage mechanisms of QLGC anode are elucidated by electro-kinetic analysis and ex/in situ physicochemical characterizations. This study opens a new avenue for designing hard carbon anodes with engineered crystalline lattices toward practical PIBs.Citation
Zhong, L., Zhang, W., Sun, S., Zhao, L., Jian, W., He, X., Xing, Z., Shi, Z., Chen, Y., Alshareef, H. N., & Qiu, X. (2022). Engineering of the Crystalline Lattice of Hard Carbon Anodes Toward Practical Potassium-Ion Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials, 2211872. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202211872Sponsors
The authors acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 22108044, 22208061), the National Key Research and Development Plan (No. 2018YFB1501503), the Research and Development Program in Key Fields of Guangdong Province (No. 2020B1111380002), the Basic Research and Applicable Basic Research in Guangzhou City (202201010290), and the financial support from the Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Biorefinery (No. 2021GDKLPRB07).Publisher
WileyJournal
Advanced Functional MaterialsAdditional Links
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.202211872ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1002/adfm.202211872