Novel Biomass-derived Hollow Carbons as Anode Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries

Abstract

A novel hollow carbon derived from biomass lotus-root has been prepared by a one-step carbonization method. The carbon anode obtained at 900 °C showed the best electrochemical performance, corresponding to a high specific capacity of 445 mA·h/g at 0.1 C, as well as excellent cycling stability after 500 cycles. Further investigation exhibits that the lithium storage of hollow carbon involves Li⁺ adsorption in the defect sites and Li⁺ insertion. The results showed that the intrinsic structure of lotus root can inspire us to prepare biomass carbon with a hollow structure as an excellent anode for lithium-ion batteries.

Keywords

Biomass hollow carbon / Lithium-ion battery / Negative electrode material / Electrochemical performance

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