Issue 4, 2016

Graphene/N-doped carbon sandwiched nanosheets with ultrahigh nitrogen doping for boosting lithium-ion batteries

Abstract

Enhancing the nitrogen (N) doping in carbon nanomaterials has been suggested as an effective approach to enhance the performance of lithium ion batteries (LIBs). However, achieving N-doped carbon nanomaterials with an ultrahigh N content is still a great challenge, thus limiting the capacity enhancement. Herein, we demonstrate a new procedure for the synthesis of unique sandwich architecture of N-doped carbon/reduced graphene oxide (N-carbon/rGO) derived from simple pyrolysis of a polypyrrole/GO nanosheet precursor. The N-carbon/rGO exhibits the highest N-doping of 15.4% reported in all the carbon-based nanomaterials, and a high specific surface area of 327 m2 g−1 with a micro/mesoporous structure. They combine the advantages of high conductivity of rGO, very high N-functionalities, and the porous structure of carbons, which endow them with appealing electrochemical lithium storage properties with a high initial reversible capacity of 1100 mA h g−1 at 100 mA g−1, excellent rate capability up to 20 A g−1, and superior cycling stability over 1000 cycles at a high current density of 1 A g−1. The present work highlights the important role of tuning the nitrogen doping in enhancing the performance of LIBs.

Graphical abstract: Graphene/N-doped carbon sandwiched nanosheets with ultrahigh nitrogen doping for boosting lithium-ion batteries

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 Nov 2015
Accepted
15 Dec 2015
First published
11 Jan 2016

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016,4, 1423-1431

Graphene/N-doped carbon sandwiched nanosheets with ultrahigh nitrogen doping for boosting lithium-ion batteries

X. Liu, J. Zhang, S. Guo and N. Pinna, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 1423 DOI: 10.1039/C5TA09066K

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