Hollow Nitrogen Rich Carbon Nanowire Array Electrode for Application in Lithium-Ion Battery

Abstract:

The anodic aluminum oxide template was prepared and used to fabricate polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanowire arrays by mechanical hydraulic method, which provides a new idea for the preparation of polymer nanowires. By further carbonize the PAN nanowires at elevated temperatures, the porous nitrogen-rich carbon nanowires could be directly obtained and used as lithium-ion batteries anode material. The nitrogen-rich carbon nanowire based anode exhibited high initial capacities and maintained an outstanding reversible lithium storage capacity of 317.12 mAh g^-1 after 50 cycles at a current density of 30 mA g^-1, combined with an excellent rate capability of 317.17, 296.70, 265.02, 234.71, 177.02 mAh g^-1 under the current density of 30, 50, 100, 200, 500 mA g^-1 respectively. Further, this nitrogen-rich carbon nanowire material also has unique advantages in catalysis, supercapacitors and hydrogen storage application potential due to the porous carbon nanowire structure and the large amount of nitrogen doping.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 914)
• Pages: 47-55
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.914.47
• Online since: February 2018
• Authors: Yin Tian Liu, Xiu Juan Li, Yong Sheng Ji, Kang Hua, Meng Qin, Zhi Ping Luo, Dong Fang*
• Keywords: Anode, Lithium-Ion Battery, Mechanical Hydraulic Method, Nanowire, Nitrogen Doping Carbon, Template

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