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Vol. 9 No. 3 (2017)

Novel Ag@Nitrogen-doped Porous Carbon Composite with High Electrochemical Performance as Anode Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-017-0131-y
Yuqing Chen
Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People’s Republic of China
Jintang Li
Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People’s Republic of China
Guanghui Yue
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, People’s Republic of China
Xuetao Luo
Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Xuetao Luo

xuetao@xmu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 9 No. 3 (2017), Article Number: 32

Abstract

A novel Ag@nitrogen-doped porous carbon (Ag-NPC) composite was synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method and applied as an anode material in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Using this method, Ag nanoparticles (Ag NPs) were embedded in NPC through thermal decomposition of AgNO3 in the pores of NPC. The reversible capacity of Ag-NPC remained at 852 mAh g−1 after 200 cycles at a current density of 0.1 A g−1, showing its remarkable cycling stability. The enhancement of the electrochemical properties such as cycling performance, reversible capacity and rate performance of Ag-NPC compared to the NPC contributed to the synergistic effects between Ag NPs and NPC.


Highlights:


1 A novel Ag@nitrogen-doped porous carbon (Ag-NPC) composite was applied to lithium-ion batteries. The encapsulation of Ag nanoparticles (Ag NPs) into NPC boosts reversible capacity from 501.6 to 852 mAh g−1.
2 Ag-NPC shows a much better cycling performance than NPC due to the synergistic effect of NPC and Ag NPs.

Keywords

Nitrogen-doped porous carbon Ag nanoparticles Synergistic effects Lithium-ion batteries
Chen, Yuqing, Jintang Li, Guanghui Yue, and Xuetao Luo. 2017. “Novel Ag@Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbon Composite With High Electrochemical Performance As Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries”. Nano-Micro Letters 9 (3):32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-017-0131-y.
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