Insights into the carbonization mechanism of bituminous coal-derived carbon materials for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries

TIAN Qing-qing; LI Xiao-ming; XIE Li-jing; SU Fang-yuan; YI Zong-lin; DONG Liang; CHEN Cheng-meng

doi:10.1016/S1872-5805(23)60759-0

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TIAN Qing-qing, LI Xiao-ming, XIE Li-jing, SU Fang-yuan, YI Zong-lin, DONG Liang, CHEN Cheng-meng. Insights into the carbonization mechanism of bituminous coal-derived carbon materials for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries. New Carbon Mater., 2023, 38(5): 939-953. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(23)60759-0

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TIAN Qing-qing, LI Xiao-ming, XIE Li-jing, SU Fang-yuan, YI Zong-lin, DONG Liang, CHEN Cheng-meng. Insights into the carbonization mechanism of bituminous coal-derived carbon materials for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries. New Carbon Mater., 2023, 38(5): 939-953. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(23)60759-0

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TIAN Qing-qing, LI Xiao-ming, XIE Li-jing, SU Fang-yuan, YI Zong-lin, DONG Liang, CHEN Cheng-meng. Insights into the carbonization mechanism of bituminous coal-derived carbon materials for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries. New Carbon Mater., 2023, 38(5): 939-953. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(23)60759-0

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Insights into the carbonization mechanism of bituminous coal-derived carbon materials for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(23)60759-0

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Key Laboratory of Coal Processing and Efficient Utilization, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
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CAS Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, China
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School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China

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田青青，硕士研究生. E-mail：tianqingqing032@163.com
Corresponding author: DONG Liang. E-mail: dongl@cumt.edu.cn; CHEN Cheng-meng. E-mail: ccm@sxicc.ac.cn
Received Date: 2023-03-07
Accepted Date: 2023-06-12
Rev Recd Date: 2023-06-12

Available Online: 2023-06-16

Publish Date: 2023-10-01

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Abstract

Despite recent interest in the low-temperature carbonization of coal to prepare disordered carbon materials for the anodes of lithium-ion (LIBs) and sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), the carbonization mechanism is still poorly understood. We selected bituminous coal as the raw material and investigated the chemical, microcrystal, and pore structure changes during the carbonization process from coal to the resulting disordered carbon. These structural changes with temperature below 1 000 °C show an increase in both interlayer spacing (3.69–3.82 Å) and defect concentration (1.26–1.90), accompanied by the generation of a large amount of nano-microporous materials. These changes are attributed to the migration of the local carbon layer and the release of small molecules. Furthermore, a decrease in interlayer spacing and defect concentration occurs between 1 000 °C and 1 600 °C. In LIBs, samples carbonized at 1000 °C showed the best electrochemical performance, with a reversible capacity of 384 mAh g⁻¹ at 0.1 C and excellent rate performance, maintaining 170 mAh g⁻¹ at 5 C. In SIBs, samples carbonized at 1 200 °C had a reversible capacity of 270.1 mAh g⁻¹ at 0.1 C and a high initial Coulombic efficiency of 86.8%. This study offers theoretical support for refining the preparation of carbon materials derived from coal.
- Coal,
- Carbonization mechanism,
- Carbon materials,
- Lithium-ion batteries,
- Sodium-ion batteries

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