Fabrication of N-doped carbon derived from poly(acrylonitrile)-ionic liquid copolymer and application in lithium ion batteries

Lei Wang, Fuliang Zhu, Jun Xia, Gongrui Wang, Yanshuang Meng, Yue Zhang

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Abstract

Nitrogen-doped carbon materials have been prepared by soap-free emulsion with poly(acrylonitrile) (PAN) and poly(acrylonitrile)-ionic liquid copolymer (PAN-PIL) as carbon sources. The carbonized PAN-PIL (CPAN-PIL) shows a higher nitrogen content (6.80 at.%.) than the carbonized PAN (CPAN) (2.32 at.%). The ionic liquid copolymer introduced graphitic nitrogen to CPAN-PIL, which was not observed in CPAN. The high nitrogen content and graphic nitrogen improved the electrical conductivity and increased the number of active sites. Therefore, CPAN-PIL displayed a specific capacity of 381 mAh g-1 after 50 cycles, which is 23% higher than the specific capacity of CPAN.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6545-6556
Number of pages12
JournalInternational Journal of Electrochemical Science
Volume12
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2017

Keywords

  • Lithium ion batteries
  • N-doped carbon
  • Poly(acrylonitrile)-ionic liquid copolymer

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