Nature Communications (Apr 2018)

Highly nitrogen doped carbon nanofibers with superior rate capability and cyclability for potassium ion batteries

  • Yang Xu,
  • Chenglin Zhang,
  • Min Zhou,
  • Qun Fu,
  • Chengxi Zhao,
  • Minghong Wu,
  • Yong Lei

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04190-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The development of potassium ion batteries calls for cheap, sustainable, and high-performance electrode materials. Here, the authors report a highly nitrogen-doped soft carbon anode that exhibits superior rate capability and cyclability based on a surface dominated charge storage mechanism.