One stone two birds: Pitch assisted microcrystalline regulation and defect engineering in coal-based carbon anodes for sodium-ion batteries

H Chen, N Sun, Y Wang, RA Soomro, B Xu - Energy Storage Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Coal-based carbons with abundant resources and low cost are regarded as promising
anode materials for sodium‐ion batteries (SIBs). However, their ordered carbon …

Heteroatom screening and microcrystal regulation of coal-derived hard carbon promises high-performance sodium-ion batteries

R Li, B Yang, A Hu, B Zhou, M Liu, L Yang, Z Yan… - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Coal is a cost-effective and high-yield precursor for the carbon anode of sodium-ion
batteries (SIBs). To enhance Na+ storage behavior, it is crucial to prevent long-range …

The recent progress of pitch-based carbon anodes in sodium-ion batteries

M Jiang, N Sun, RA Soomro, B Xu - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have attracted significant attentions as promising alternatives to
lithium-ion batteries for large-scale energy storage applications. Here carbon materials are …

Microcrystalline hybridization enhanced coal‐based carbon anode for advanced sodium‐ion batteries

H Chen, N Sun, Q Zhu, RA Soomro, B Xu - Advanced Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sodium‐ion batteries (SIBs) are regarded as a kind of promising candidate for large‐scale
energy storage technology. The development of advanced carbon anodes with high Na …

Pre‐oxidation‐tuned microstructures of carbon anodes derived from pitch for enhancing Na storage performance

Y Lu, C Zhao, X Qi, Y Qi, H Li, X Huang… - Advanced Energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Disordered carbons have captured extensive interest as anode materials for Na‐ion
batteries (NIBs) due to the abundant resources, competitive specific capacity, and low cost …

Altering Thermal Transformation Pathway to Create Closed Pores in Coal‐Derived Hard Carbon and Boosting of Na+ Plateau Storage for High‐Performance Sodium …

K Wang, F Sun, H Wang, D Wu, Y Chao… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Coal features low‐cost and high carbon yield and is considered as a promising precursor for
carbon anode of sodium‐ion batteries (SIBs) and sodium‐ion capacitors (SICs). Regulation …

Nitrogen-rich hierarchically porous carbon as a high-rate anode material with ultra-stable cyclability and high capacity for capacitive sodium-ion batteries

X Hu, X Sun, SJ Yoo, B Evanko, F Fan, S Cai, C Zheng… - Nano energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Carbon-based anode materials hold a promising future for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) due
to their natural abundance and low cost of development. In spite of carbon's important role in …

[HTML][HTML] Tailoring defects in hard carbon anode towards enhanced Na storage performance

R Dong, F Wu, Y Bai, Q Li, X Yu, Y Li, Q Ni… - Energy Material …, 2022 - spj.science.org
Hard carbon (HC) anodes show conspicuously commercialized potential for sodium-ion
batteries (SIBs) due to their cost-effectiveness and satisfactory performance. However, the …

High-performance hard carbon anode: tunable local structures and sodium storage mechanism

Y Jin, S Sun, M Ou, Y Liu, C Fan, X Sun… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Hard carbon (HC) is one of the most promising anode materials for sodium-ion batteries
(SIBs) due to its suitable potential and high reversible capacity. At the same time, the …

Recent advances in heterostructured carbon materials as anodes for sodium‐ion batteries

R Zhao, N Sun, B Xu - Small Structures, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon materials have attracted extensive attention as anodes for sodium‐ion batteries
(SIBs) because of the abundant resources, low cost, and diverse structure. Due to the …