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Revitalizing sodium-ion batteries via controllable microstructures and advanced electrolytes for hard carbon

eScience
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) with low cost and high safety are considered as an electrochemical energy storage technology suitable for large-scale energy storage.
Feng Wang, Zhenming Jiang, Yanyan Zhang, Yanlei Zhang, Jidao Li, Huibo Wang, Yinzhu Jiang, Guichuan Xing, Hongchao Liu, Yuxin Tang   +9 more
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Effect of carbonization methods on graphitization of soft and hard carbons

Carbon Trends
Pressurized carbonization is known to improve carbon content and create textural changes in resultant carbon compared to conventional (atmospheric) carbonization.
Sandra Ike, Randy Vander Wal
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Shredded-Coconut-Derived Sulfur-Doped Hard Carbon via Hydrothermal Processing for High-Performance Sodium Ion Anodes [PDF]

Nanomaterials
The extensive use of sodium-ion batteries has made it important to develop high-performance anode materials. Owing to their good sustainability, low cost, and excellent electrochemical properties, hard carbon materials are expected to be a good choice ...
Yuanfeng Liu, Shuai Chen, Chengzhi Zhang, Guochun Li, Junfeng Liu, Yong Wang   +5 more
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Carboxyl‐Guided Ultrafine Zinc‐Acetate Templating Enables Closed‐Pore Engineering in Coal‐Derived Hard Carbon Anodes for High‐Performance Sodium‐Ion Batteries [PDF]

Advanced Science
Coal‑derived hard carbon (HC) is an appealing anode for sodium‑ion batteries (SIBs) thanks to its abundance and cost‑effectiveness, yet its practical deployment is hampered by modest capacity and a low initial coulombic efficiency (ICE) stemming from ...
Jialiang Yuan, Guokan Liu, Chi Wang, Fang Wan, Lang Qiu, Bo Yuan, Tingru Chen, Zhenguo Wu   +7 more
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Silicon/Hard Carbon Composites Synthesized from Phenolic Resin as Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries [PDF]

Nanomaterials
Silicon could revolutionize the performance of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to its formidable theoretical gravimetric capacity, approximately ten times that of graphite.
Yu-Hsuan Li, Sompalli Kishore Babu, Duncan H. Gregory, Soorathep Kheawhom, Jeng-Kuei Chang, Wei-Ren Liu   +5 more
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Phosphate-Induced Reaction to Prepare Coal-Based P-Doped Hard Carbon with a Hierarchical Porous Structure for Improved Sodium-Ion Storage

Molecules, 2023
The use of coal as a precursor for producing hard carbon is favored due to its abundance, low cost, and high carbon yield. To further optimize the sodium storage performance of hard carbon, the introduction of heteroatoms has been shown to be an ...
Limin Deng, Yakun Tang, Jingmei Liu, Yue Zhang, Wenjun Song, Yuandong Li, Lang Liu   +6 more
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The phase diagram and hardness of carbon nitrides [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2015
AbstractNovel superhard materials, especially those with superior thermal and chemical stability, are needed to replace diamond. Carbon nitrides (C-N), which are likely to possess these characteristics and have even been expected to be harder than diamond, are excellent candidates.
Dong, Huafeng, Oganov, Artem R., Zhu, Qiang, Qian, Guang-Rui   +3 more
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Hard‐Carbon Anodes for Sodium‐Ion Batteries: Recent Status and Challenging Perspectives

Advanced Energy & Sustainability Research, 2022
Sodium‐ion batteries (SIBs) hold great potential in the application of large‐scale energy storage. With the coming commercialization of SIBs, developing advanced anode of particularly hard carbon is becoming increasingly urgent yet challenging.
Wenlong Shao, Haodong Shi, Xigao Jian, Zhong-Shuai Wu, Fangyuan Hu   +4 more
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Understanding of the sodium storage mechanism in hard carbon anodes

Carbon Energy, 2022
Hard carbon has been regarded as the most promising anode material for sodium‐ion batteries (SIBs) due to its low cost, high reversible capacity, and low working potential.
Xiaoyang Chen, Changyu Liu, Yongjin Fang, Xinping Ai, Faping Zhong, Hanxi Yang, Yuliang Cao   +6 more
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A review of hard carbon anode: Rational design and advanced characterization in potassium ion batteries

InfoMat, 2022
K‐ion batteries (KIBs) have attracted tremendous attention and seen significant development because of their low price, high operating voltage, and properties similar to those of Li‐ion batteries.
Hang Lei, Jinliang Li, Xiyun Zhang, Liang Ma, Zhong Ji, Zilong Wang, Likun Pan, Shaozao Tan, Wenjie Mai   +8 more
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