Elizabeth, I and Singh, BP and Trikha, S and Gopukumar, S (2016) Bio-derived hierarchically macro-meso-micro porous carbon anode for lithium/sodium ion batteries. Journal of Power Sources, 329. pp. 412-421. ISSN 0378-7753

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Abstract

Nitrogen doped hierarchically porous carbon derived from prawn shells have been efficiently synthesized through a simple, economically viable and environmentally benign approach. The prawn shell derived carbon (PSC) has high inherent nitrogen content (5.3%) and possesses a unique porous structure with the co-existence of macro, meso and micropores which can afford facile storage and transport channels for both Li and Na ions. PSC is well characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM), Transmission electron Microscopy (TEM), High resolution TEM (HR-TEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) and Solid state-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) studies have been conducted on pristine PSC and Li/Na interacted PSC. PSC as anode for Lithium ion batteries (LIBs) delivers superior electrochemical reversible specific capacity (740 mAh g�1 at 0.1 Ag-1 current density for 150 cycles) and high rate capability. When used as anode material for Sodium ion batteries (SIBs), PSC exhibits excellent reversible specific capacity of 325 mAh g�1 at 0.1 Ag-1 for 200 cycles and rate capability of 107 mAh g�1 at 2 Ag-1. Furthermore, this study demonstrates the employment of natural waste material as a potential anode for both LIB and SIB, which will definitively make a strike in the energy storage field.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Lithium ion batteries;Sodium ion batteries;Anode;Bio carbon;Specific capacity;NMR
Subjects:	Electrochemical Power Sources
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Dr. N Meyyappan
Date Deposited:	09 Aug 2017 11:00
Last Modified:	09 Aug 2017 11:00
URI:	http://cecri.csircentral.net/id/eprint/3171

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