Understanding of sodium storage mechanism in hard carbons: ongoing development under debate

N Sun, J Qiu, B Xu - Advanced Energy Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hard carbons are promising anode candidates for sodium‐ion batteries due to their
excellent Na‐storage performance, abundant resources, and low cost. Despite the recent …

Functional MXene‐based materials for next‐generation rechargeable batteries

C Zheng, Y Yao, X Rui, Y Feng, D Yang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
MXenes are seen as an exceptional candidate to reshape the future of energy with their
viable surface chemistry, ultrathin 2D structure, and excellent electronic conductivity. The …

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 …

Boosting sodium storage performance of hard carbons by regulating oxygen functionalities of the cross-linked asphalt precursor

R Xu, Z Yi, M Song, J Chen, X Wei, F Su, L Dai, G Sun… - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Pre-oxidation treatment is a key process to produce carbon anodes for sodium ion batteries
from pitch because it governs the orientation of carbon layers during subsequent …

Dual‐interfering chemistry for soft‐hard carbon translation toward fast and durable sodium storage

H He, J He, H Yu, L Zeng, D Luo… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Direct pyrolysis of low‐cost and resource‐abundant pitch generally produces highly
graphitized soft carbon, showing low reversible capacity and a negligible charge‐discharge …

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 …

Pore structure regulation of hierarchical porous carbon derived from coal tar pitch via pre-oxidation strategy for high-performance supercapacitor

X Yang, S Zhao, Z Zhang, Y Chi, C Yang… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon materials with rational pore structure have attracted tremendous attention in high-
performance supercapacitor applications. However, designing and constructing such carbon …

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 …

Closed pore engineering of activated carbon enabled by waste mask for superior sodium storage

S Zhang, N Sun, X Li, RA Soomro, B Xu - Energy Storage Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbonaceous materials with closed pore structure have emerged as intriguing anode
materials for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). However, it remains a significant challenge to …

Advancements and prospects of graphite anode for potassium‐ion batteries

J Yu, M Jiang, W Zhang, G Li, RA Soomro… - Small …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Potassium‐ion batteries (KIBs) have recently attracted considerable attention owing to their
resource abundance, low cost and environmental friendliness. Graphite as a mature …