The carbon materials as anode electrodes have been widely studied for potassium ion batteries(PIBs).However,the large size of potassium ions prevents their intercalation/deintercalation,resulting in poor storage behav...The carbon materials as anode electrodes have been widely studied for potassium ion batteries(PIBs).However,the large size of potassium ions prevents their intercalation/deintercalation,resulting in poor storage behaviors.Herein,a novel design of N/S codoped hierarchical carbonaceous fibers(NSHCF)formed from nanosheets self-assembled by catalyzing Aspergillus niger with Sn is reported.The asprepared NSHCF at 600℃(NSHCF-600)exhibits a high reversible capacity of 345.4 m Ah g^(-1) at 0.1 A g^(-1) after 100 cycles and an excellent rate performance of 124.5 m Ah g^(-1) at 2 A g^(-1).The excellent potassium storage performance can be ascribed to the N/S dual-doping,which enlarges interlayer spacing(0.404 nm)and introduces more defects.The larger interlayer spacing and higher pyridinic N active sites can promote K ions diffusion and storage.In addition,the ex situ transmission electron microscopy reveals the high reversibility of potassiation/depotassiation process and structural stability.展开更多
基金financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC Grant No.21571080)the Project 2019JLP-04 supported by Joint Foundation of ShaanxiXi’an Science and Technology Project of China(201805037YD15CG21(20))。
文摘The carbon materials as anode electrodes have been widely studied for potassium ion batteries(PIBs).However,the large size of potassium ions prevents their intercalation/deintercalation,resulting in poor storage behaviors.Herein,a novel design of N/S codoped hierarchical carbonaceous fibers(NSHCF)formed from nanosheets self-assembled by catalyzing Aspergillus niger with Sn is reported.The asprepared NSHCF at 600℃(NSHCF-600)exhibits a high reversible capacity of 345.4 m Ah g^(-1) at 0.1 A g^(-1) after 100 cycles and an excellent rate performance of 124.5 m Ah g^(-1) at 2 A g^(-1).The excellent potassium storage performance can be ascribed to the N/S dual-doping,which enlarges interlayer spacing(0.404 nm)and introduces more defects.The larger interlayer spacing and higher pyridinic N active sites can promote K ions diffusion and storage.In addition,the ex situ transmission electron microscopy reveals the high reversibility of potassiation/depotassiation process and structural stability.
