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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6545-6556 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | International Journal of Electrochemical Science |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2017 |
Keywords
- Lithium ion batteries
- N-doped carbon
- Poly(acrylonitrile)-ionic liquid copolymer