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Cactus-like NC/CoxP electrode enables efficient and stable hydrogen evolution for saline water splitting New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Xu Chen, Jin-yu Zhao, Wen-sheng Zhang, Xiao-min Wang
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MOF-derived nanocarbon materials for electrochemical catalysis and their advanced characterization New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Xi Chen, Ming-xuan Li, Jin-lun Yan, Long-li Zhang
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Ir nanoclusters on ZIF-8-derived nitrogen-doped carbon frameworks to give a highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Xi-ao Wang, Yan-shang Gong, Zhi-kun Liu, Pei-shan Wu, Li-xue Zhang, Jian-kun Sun
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A Co3O4/graphdiyne heterointerface for efficient ammonia production from nitrates New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Zhao-yang Chen, Shu-ya Zhao, Xiao-yu Luan, Zhi-qiang Zheng, Jia-yu Yan, Yu-rui Xue
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Carbon-based metal-free nanomaterials for the electrosynthesis of small-molecule chemicals: A review New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Lei Shi, Yan-zhe Li, Hua-jie Yin, Shen-long Zhao
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Graphene-based CO2 reduction electrocatalysts: A review New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Ze-lin Wu, Cong-wei Wang, Xiao-xiang Zhang, Quan-gui Guo, Jun-ying Wang
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Carbon-based electrocatalysts for water splitting at high-current-densities: A review New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Yu-xiang Chen, Xiu-hui Zhao, Peng Dong, Ying-jie Zhang, Yu-qin Zou, Shuang-yin Wang
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A review of carbon-based catalysts and catalyst supports for simultaneous organic electro-oxidation and hydrogen evolution reactions New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Zhi-dong Wang, Tian Xia, Zhen-hua Li, Ming-fei Shao
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Bismuth nanoparticles anchored on N-doped graphite felts to give stable and efficient iron-chromium redox flow batteries New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Hang-xin Che, Yu-fei Gao, Jia-hui Yang, Song Hong, Lei-duan Hao, Liang Xu, Sana Taimoor, Alex W. Robertson, Zhen-yu Sun
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Defect engineering of carbon-based electrocatalysts for the CO2 reduction reaction: A review New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Yan-kun Lu, Bai-xue Cheng, Hao-yu Zhan, Peng Zhou
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Carbon-based photothermal materials for the simultaneous generation of water vapor and electricity New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Zi-han Qiu, Guan-yu Zhao, Yang Sun, Xu-zhen Wang, Zong-bin Zhao, Jie-shan Qiu
Solar-driven interfacial vapor generation (SIVG) is increasingly used for fresh water production, having the advantages of low energy consumption, eco-friendliness, and high efficiency. Carbon-based photothermal materials (CPTMs) can introduce temperature and salinity gradients in the SIVG process because of their outstanding photothermal conversion properties, which have given SIVG great potential
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Research progress on biomass carbon as the cathode of a metal-air battery New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Li-lai Lu, Qing-shan Li, Yuan-na Sun, Kun-bin Kuang, Zhi Li, Tao Wang, Ying Gao, Jun-bo Wang
Metal-air batteries have received significant attention as highly efficient energy conversion and storage devices. Nevertheless, several difficulties, such as the sluggish reaction kinetics of the cathode and the high cost of precious metals, have significantly hampered their commercialization. Biomass carbon materials have emerged as an important alternative for the development of high-performance
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3D porous NiCo2(CO3)3/reduced graphene oxide aerogel with heterogeneous interfaces for high-efficiency microwave absorption New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Dan-dan Wu, Han-xiao Zhang, Zheng-yan Wang, Yan-lan Zhang, Yong-zhen Wang
Advanced electromagnetic absorbing materials (EAMs) with strong absorption and a wide effective absorption bandwidth (EAB), using innovative microstructural design and suitable multicomponents remain a persistent challenge. Here, we report the production of a material by the hydrothermal reduction of a mixture of graphene oxide (GO), Ni(NO3)2·6H2O, and Co(NO3)2·6H2O, resulting in reduced GO (RGO) with
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Fabrication of coal-based oxygen-rich porous carbon nanosheets for high-performance supercapacitors New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Xiao-gang Che, Jiao Jin, Yi-xiao Zhang, Si-yu Liu, Man Wang, Juan Yang
The modification and optimization of porous carbon electrodes is key to achieving high-performance supercapacitors. Oxygen-rich porous carbon nanosheets (OPCNs) with a two-dimensional (2D) structure produced from the solid by-products of the coal industry were prepared by taking advantage of the rigid confinement of 2D MgAl-layered double hydroxides (MgAl-LDH) combined with KOH activation. The influence
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Mott-Schottky heterojunction formation between Co and MoSe2 on carbon nanotubes for superior hydrogen evolution New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Xian-pei Ren, Qi-wei Hu, Fang Ling, Fei Wu, Qiang Li, Liu-qing Pang
Molybdenum selenide (MoSe2) has been regarded as an advanced electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). However, its electrocatalytic performance is far inferior to platinum (Pt). Combining semiconductors with metals to construct Mott-Schottky heterojunctions has been considered as an effective method to enhance HER activity. In this work, we report a typical Mott-Schottky heterojunction
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A 2D montmorillonite-carbon nanotube interconnected porous network that prevents polysulfide shuttling New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Ming-xia Zhou, Wen-hua Zhou, Xiang Long, Shao-kuan Zhu, Peng Xu, Quan-sheng OuYang, Bin Shi, Jiao-jing Shao
A commercial polypropylene (PP) separator was modified by a one-dimensional carbon nanotube (CNT) and two-dimensional montmorillonite (MMT) hybrid material (CNT-MMT). Because of the high electron conductivity of the CNTs, and the strong polysulfide (LiPS) adsorption ability and easy lithium ion transport through MMT, the interconnected porous CNT-MMT interlayer with excellent structural integrity strongly
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A one-pot method to prepare a multi-metal sulfide/carbon composite with a high lithium-ion storage capability New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Wei-cai Zhang, Chao-wei Yang, Shu-yu Hu, Ya-wei Fang, Xiao-min Lin, Zhuo-hao Xie, Ming-tao Zheng, Ying-liang Liu, Ye-ru Liang
Because of their high electrochemical activity, good structural stability, and abundant active sites, multi-metal sulfide/carbon (MMS/C) composites are of tremendous interest in diverse fields, including catalysis, energy, sensing, and environmental science. However, their cumbersome, inefficient, and environmentally unfriendly synthesis is hindering their practical application. We report a straightforward
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A highly selective and sensitive electrochemical Cu(II) detector based on ion-imprinted magnetic carbon nanospheres New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Rui-zhen Li, Lei Qin, Dong-ju Fu, Mei-ling Wang, Xing-fu Song, Yong-hui Bai, Wei-feng Liu, Xu-guang Liu
An electrochemical sensor for Cu(II) based on ion-imprinted polymers was prepared by combining surface imprinting with electrochemical polymerization deposition. The sensor was modified by ion-imprinted magnetic carbon nanospheres with a specific selectivity and sensitivity for Cu(II). The morphology and structure of the materials were characterized and analyzed. Sensors with the imprinted electrode
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A highly efficient, rapid, room temperature synthesis method for coal-based water-soluble fluorescent carbon dots and its use in Fe3+ ion detection New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Zhong-fu Cheng, Xue-yan Wu, Lei Liu, Long He, Zu-guo Yang, Chang Cao, Yan Lu, Ji-xi Guo
We report a method for the of coal-based fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) at room temperature using a mixture of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and formic acid (HCOOH) as the oxidant instead of concentrated HNO3 or H2SO4. The CDs have an excitation dependent behavior with a high quantum yield (QY) of approximately 7.2%. The CDs are water soluble and have excellent photo-stability, good resistance to salt solutions
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Effect of chemical vapor infiltration on the flexural properties of C/C-SiC composites prepared by the precursor infiltration pyrolysis method New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Lin-tao Jia, Meng-qian Wang, Xiao-feng Guo, Jie Zhu, Ai-jun Li, Yu-qing Peng
Carbon/carbon-silicon carbide (C/C-SiC) composites were prepared by impregnation, hot-pressing with curing, carbonization at 800 oC and high-temperature heat treatment (800-1600 oC) using a 2D laminated carbon cloth as the reinforcing filler, and furfurone resin mixed with silicon, carbon from furfurone resin and SiC powders as the matrix. The effects of the addition of the three powders as well as
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Raman mapping microspectroscopy of the effects of cryogenic cycling on the interfacial micromechanics of carbon fiber-reinforced polyimide composites New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Li-shuang Jia, Qi-lin Wu, Hui-fang Chen
Raman mapping microspectroscopy was then used to investigate the interfacial stress distributions of the films during different cryogenic-room temperature cycles (-198-25 °C, 0-300 cycles). It was found that the micro stress of CNT-PI films (around 175 MPa) had no significant changes even after 300 cycles. The cryogenic cycling had very little effect on the internal stress, indicating that PI had a
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Recent developments and the future of the recycling of spent graphite for energy storage applications New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Ji-Rui Wang, Da-Hai Yang, Yi-Jian Xu, Xiang-Long Hou, Edison Huixiang Ang, De-Zhao Wang, Le Zhang, Zhen-Dong Zhu, Xu-Yong Feng, Xiao-Hui Song, Hong-Fa Xiang
This review provides an extensive analysis of the recycling and regeneration of battery-grade graphite obtained from used lithium-ion batteries. The main objectives are to address supply-demand challenges and minimize environmental pollution. The study focuses on the methods involved in obtaining, separating, purifying, and regenerating spent graphite to ensure its suitability for high-quality energy
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Deposition of MnO2 on KOH-activated laser-produced graphene for a flexible planar micro-supercapacitor New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Shuang Xi, Xing-Wei Gao, Xi-Ming Cheng, Hui-Long Liu
The rapid development of flexible supercapacitors has been impeded by the difficulty of preparing flexible electrodes. We report the fabrication of a highly flexible and conductive microporous graphene-based substrate obtained by direct laser writing combined with KOH activation, which we call activated laser-produced graphene (a-LPG), which is then decorated with electrochemically deposited MnO2 to
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Recent advances in 3D interconnected carbon/metal high thermal conductivity composites New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Hong-Da Guan, Xin-Bo He, Zi-Jian Zhang, Tao Zhang, Xuan-Hui Qu
As the temperature of electronic devices continues to rise, the quest for high-efficiency heat dissipation has emerged as a critical concern, particularly when it comes to ensuring device performance and longevity. A high thermal conductivity is usually dependent on the ability of fillers to provide thermal conduction channels within composites. In recent years, the development of three-dimensional
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Factors that influence the performance of hydrogen detectors based on single-wall carbon nanotubes New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Zhi-Feng Zhang, Ye-Xin Yang, Song-Lin Zhu, Yan Shi, Jiang-Feng Song, Guang-Kun Ren, Shun-Jie Deng, Xiao-Feng Tian, Zhe Zheng
Single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have been used to fabricate hydrogen gas (H2) detectors for several decades. It has been proven that they barely interact with H2 so that numerous modifications are used to assist this function. Additives include metals, metal oxides, polymers etc. Previous research suggests that the presence of functional groups on the SWCNTs may improve the response by several
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Development of biochar electrode materials for capacitive deionization: preparation, performance, regeneration and other challenges New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Zhi-Hong Zeng, Li-Li Yan, Guang-Hui Li, Pin-Hua Rao, Yi-Ran Sun, Zhen-Yi Zhao
Capacitive deionization (CDI) is a potential cost-efficient desalination technology. Its performance is intrinsically limited by the structure and properties of the electrode materials. Biomass materials have become a research hotspot for CDI electrode materials because of their abundance, low cost, and unique structure. The preparation, desalination performance, and regeneration status of biochar
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Large-scale synthesis of 3D ordered microporous carbon at low temperature using cobalt ions exchanged zeolite Y as a template New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Hong-Wei Zhao, Li-Xiang Li, Huai-Yang Zuo, Di Qu, Han Zhang, Lin Tao, Cheng-Guo Sun, Dong-Ying Ju, Bai-Gang An
Zeolite-templated carbons (ZTCs) have a unique three-dimensional (3D) ordered microporous structure and an extra-large surface area, and have excellent properties in adsorption and energy storage. Unfortunately, the lack of efficient synthesis strategies and the difficulty of doing this on a large-scale have seriously limited their development. We have developed a large-scale simple production route
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The synthesis of porous carbon material derived from coal liquefied residue and its electromagnetic wave absorption New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Jian-Li Wang, Tian Yin, Chen Zhang, Wang Yang, Bo Jiang, Yong-Feng Li, Chun-Ming Xu
To solve the problem of electromagnetic radiation pollution, it is necessary to develop an economic and environmentally friendly way of producing efficient electromagnetic wave absorbing materials. Carbon-based materials have attracted much attention but finding suitable precursors and ways of producing defined pore structures are still challenges. This work reported a facile method to produce porous
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Optimizing the growth of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes by literature mining and high-throughput experiments New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Zhang-Dan Gao, Zhong-Hai Ji, Lili Zhang, Dai-Ming Tang, Meng-Ke Zou, Rui-Hong Xie, Shao-Kang Liu, Chang Liu
Vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) arrays with good mechanical properties and high thermal conductivity can be used as effective thermal interface materials in thermal management. In order to take advantage of the high thermal conductivity along the axis of nanotubes, the quality and height of the arrays need to be optimized. However, the immense synthesis parameter space for VACNT arrays and
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A universal strategy for producing 2D functional carbon-rich materials from 2D porous organic polymers for dual-carbon lithium-ion capacitors New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Xiao-Yu Xin, Bin Zhao, Jin-Shu Yue, De-Bin Kong, Shan-Ke Zhou, Xiao-Xiong Huang, Bin Wang, Lin-Jie Zhi, Zhi-Chang Xiao
Two-dimensional (2D) carbon materials have attracted enormous attention, but the complicated synthesis methods, inhomogeneous structure and uncontrollable properties still limit their use. Here we report a universal protocol for fabricating a series of heteroatom-doped 2D porous polymers, including pyrrole and indole as nitrogen-dopant sources, and 3,4-ethoxylene dioxy thiophene as a sulfur-dopant
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Effective solar-driven interfacial water evaporation-assisted adsorption of organic pollutants by a activated porous carbon material New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Ning Li, Yong Ma, Qing Chang, Chao-Rui Xue, Ying Li, Wen-Jing Zheng, Lei Liu, Xiang-Qian Fan, Sheng-Liang Hu
Recently, solar-driven interfacial water evaporation (SDIWE) has attracted worldwide attention owing to its potential use in seawater desalination and wastewater purification. Nevertheless, how to effectively use the inevitable conduction heat loss and eliminate organic pollutants are still challenging. We report the SDIWE- assisted adsorption of organic pollutants by using the conduction heat loss
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Insights into the carbonization mechanism of bituminous coal-derived carbon materials for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Qing-Qing Tian, Xiao-Ming Li, Li-Jing Xie, Fang-Yuan Su, Zong-Lin Yi, Liang Dong, Cheng-Meng Chen
Despite recent interest in the low-temperature carbonization of coal to prepare disordered carbon materials for the anodes of lithium-ion (LIBs) and sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), the carbonization mechanism is still poorly understood. We selected bituminous coal as the raw material and investigated the chemical, microcrystal, and pore structure changes during the carbonization process from coal to the
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Molecular-scale grinding of uniform small-size graphene flakes for use as lubricating oil additives New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Yu-Fen Guo, Hui-Tao Zhang, Yue-Wen Liu, Xu-Feng Zhou, Zhao-Ping Liu
A variety of industrial preparation methods to obtain graphene from graphite have been developed, the most prominent of which are the chemical reduction of graphene oxide and intercalation-exfoliation methods. However, the low-cost, thin-layer, large-scale production of graphene with a radial dimension smaller than 1 μm (SG) remains a great challenge, which has limited the industrial development and
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Synthesis and electrochemical properties of nano-Si/C composite anodes for lithium-ion batteries New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Li-Ye Yuan, Chun-Xiang Lu, Xiao-Xuan Lu, Shu-Xia Yuan, Meng Zhang, Li-Juan Cao, Yu Yang
Phenolic resin was coated on the surface of nano-Si by a microencapsulation technique, and then carbonized under Ar protection to prepare a nano-Si/C composite. The composites were first prepared using 4 different mass ratios (1:2, 1:4, 1:6, 1:8) of phenolic resin to nano-Si. The obtained average thicknesses of amorphous carbon coating were 7, 4.5, 3.7, 2.8 nm, respectively. By comparing the cycling
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Highly efficient Co−N−C electrocatalysts with a porous structure for the oxygen reduction reaction New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Xin-Fu He, Liao-Bo Chang, Peng-Fei Han, Ke-Ke Li, Hong-Ju Wu, Yong Tang, Peng Wang, Ya-Ting Zhang, An-Ning Zhou
Developing low-cost, highly-efficient and stable catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) of fuel cells is highly desirable yet challenging. We have developed a Co−N−C ORR catalyst with an intact hollow spherical structure and a large surface area which has been systematically characterized. It was produced by the uniform growth of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIF s) on the surface of
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Reversible surface modification of PAN-based carbon fibers by a ferrocene-based surfactant New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Xiao-Fang Zhang, Ting-Ting Yao, Yu-Ting Liu, Gang-Ping Wu
The surface of carbon fibers (CFs) was modified by a surfactant (ferrocenemethyl)dodecyldimethylammonium bromide (FDDA) to enhance the interfacial ashesion between the CFs and surrounding matrix. Results showed that it could be electrochemically desorbed by a potentiostatic electro-oxidation method. The FDDA adsorption isotherm was attributed to the formation of multi-molecular layers mainly by non-electrostatic
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Fabrication of vulcanized cross-linked polystyrene grafted on carbon nanotubes for use as an advanced lithium host New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Xian-lan Ke, Yu-heng Lu, Jin-lun Wu, Ding-cai Wu
We report the fabrication of vulcanized cross-linked polystyrene grafted on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for use as an advanced three-dimensional Li host. First, polystyrene was grafted from Br-modified CNTs to form brush-like structure by surface-initiated atom-transfer radical polymerization. Polystyrene grafted on carbon nanotubes was then cross-linked using a Friedel-Crafts reaction and finally vulcanized
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Highly lithiophilic Ti3C2Tx-Mxene anchored on a flexible carbon foam scaffolds as the basis for a dendrite-free lithium metal anode New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Fang-yu Tao, Dan Xie, Wan-Yue Diao, Chang Liu, Hai-Zhu Sun, Wen-Liang Li, Jing-Ping Zhang, Xing-Long Wu
We report the fabrication of a lithiophilic Ti3C2Tx MXene-modified carbon foam (Ti3C2Tx-MX@CF) for the production of highly-stable LMBs that regulates Li nucleation behavior and reduces the volume change of a lithium metal anode (LMA). The 3D CF skeleton with a high specific surface area not only reduces the local current density to avoiding concentrated polarization, but also provides enough space
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Advances in the use of carbonaceous scaffolds for constructing stable composite Li metal anodes New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Yue Chen, Lu-kang Zhao, Jun-long Zhou, Yu-hua Bian, Xuan-wen Gao, Hong Chen, Zhao-meng Liu, Wen-bin Luo
Compositing lithium metal anodes (LMAs) with carbon-based materials has been given much attention because of the latter's low density, high mechanical strength, stable electrochemical properties, and large specific surface area. Such a composite LMA stands out because of its ability to reduce the volume expansion, lower the local current density, and provide active nucleation sites for uniform Li+
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Preface New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Qiang Zhang, Xin-yong Tao, Feng Li, Ding-cai Wu, Xiao-min Wang
Abstract not available
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Carbon-based materials for advanced lithium metal batteries based on carbon units of different dimensions New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Xing-hao Zhang, Ting Xie, De-bin Kong, Lin-jie Zhi
We discuss recent advances in the control and design of carbon hosts/carriers based on their dimensionality (0D, 1D, 2D and 3D) for achieving high performance Li metal anodes. Representative modification strategies for these different carbons for studying their lithium affinity and their influence on the anode performance are highlighted and discussed. Prospects for the design of carbon hosts/carriers
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The role of carbon materials in suppressing dendrite formation in lithium metal batteries New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Huang-lin Dou, Zhen-xin Zhao, Sun-bin Yang, Xiao-min Wang, Xiao-wei Yang
This review highlights several recent models of Li dendrite formation that have been proposed. Based on the comprehensive understanding and insight gained from these models, carbon materials have been developed to prevent the formation of Li dendrites by virtue of their exceptional electrical conductivity, electrochemical stability, mechanical properties and mouldability. A comprehensive review of
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Advances in carbon-based composite anodes with gradients of lithiophilicity and conductivity used for stable lithium metal batteries New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Ya-nan Wang, Ying-xin Zhan, Xue-qiang Zhang, Jia-qi Huang
To address the issues of non-uniform Li plating/stripping and the large volume fluctuations during their repeated cycling, Li metal anodes, a composite Li anode with a three-dimensional (3D) host has been proposed as a promising strategy to improve the uniformity of Li plating/stripping and relieve volume fluctuations. One key strategy in this area is to develop 3D carbon hosts with gradients of lithiophilicity
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The role, formation and characterization of LiC6 in composite lithium anodes New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Zhou-qing Xue, Zi-you Wang, Jun-dong Zhang, Yang Lu, Wen-ze Huang, Ai-bing Chen, Chen-zi Zhao, Kuzmina Elena, Karaseva Elena, Kolosnitsyn Vladimir, Li-zhen Fan, Qiang Zhang
To solve the problems of large volume changes and the formation of lithium dendrites in lithium metal batteries, the incorporation of carbon into the lithium metal anodes has gained considerable attention due to its excellent chemical and electrochemical stability, as well as its exceptional mechanical strength that allows repeated cycling. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the formation
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Recent advances in Mxene-based nanomaterials as hosts for high-performance lithium metal anodes and as additives for improving the properties of solid electrolytes New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Jia-lu Yang, Yue Qian, Ke Wang, Hua-dong Yuan, Jian-wei Nai, Yu-jing Liu, Yao Wang, Jian-min Luo, Xin-yong Tao
To tackle the issues of rapid electrode degradation and severe safety issues caused by the uncontrollable growth of lithium dendrites in Li metal anodes (LMAs), two-dimensional transition metal carbides/nitrides (MXenes) with a high electrical conductivity, excellent mechanical properties, and abundant surface functional groups have been used as hosts to induce uniform Li nucleation and alleviate the
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Understanding the process of lithium deposition on a graphite anode for better lithium-ion batteries New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Yu-jie Xu, Bing Wang, Yi Wan, Yi Sun, Wan-li Wang, Kang Sun, Li-jun Yang, Han Hu, Ming-bo Wu
A brief overview of recent developments in the formation, detection, and suppression of lithium dendrites in carbon-based lithium-ion batteries is presented. The electrochemical processes that result in the formation of lithium dendrites on the anode surface are reviewed, and various detection methods, including the essential operando technique for understanding the complex mechanism, are then introduced
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A review of the use of Mxenes as hosts in lithium metal anodes and the anode formation New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Feng Li, Zhen-xin Zhao, Xu Chen, Wen-yi Li, Xiao-min Wang
Severe dendritic growth and volume expansion are easily induced during the cycling process when lithium metal is used as an anode electrode directly. These problems cause the solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layer to break and re-form, which consumes the active lithium metal and electrolyte, thereby reducing the Coulomb efficiency and rapid capacity. Designing a host matrix with rapid mass transfer
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Preparation and electrochemical performance of ultra-thin reduced graphene oxide/lithium metal composite foils New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Er-yang Mao, Jun-mou Du, Xiang-rui Duan, Ling-yue Wang, Xian-cheng Wang, Guo-cheng Li, Lin Fu, Yong-ming Sun
Ultra-thin (≤50 μm) lithium metal anodes (LMAs) are highly desirable for high energy density lithium metal batteries (LMBs). However, their fabrication is complicated and costly due to the sticky and brittle nature of metallic Li, and they have a worse cycling stability than their thick counterparts. We report the fabrication of ultra-thin reduced graphene oxide/Li metal (rGO/Li) composite foils with
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The factors that influence the electrochemical behavior of lithium metal anodes: electron transfer and Li-ion transport New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Meng-tian Zhang, Hao-tian Qu, Guang-min Zhou
Structured carbon-based hosts for the Li anode both improve the transport of Li-ions and reduce the electron transfer rate and have proven to be an effective way to suppress dendrite growth in lithium metal anodes. An in-depth understanding of these effects is needed to clarify the intrinsic electrochemical mechanism involved. We used the finite element method to simulate the two crucial processes
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Carbon materials for water desalination by capacitive deionization New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Michio Inagaki, Zheng-hong Huang
Recent developments on the capacitive deionization (CDI) technique for water desalination are reviewed with a focus on carbon as the electrode material. The capacity and rate of salt adsorption and charge efficiency of various types of CDI cells, i.e. flow-by, membrane, flow-through-electrode, and flowing electrode cells are compared. Various carbon electrode materials for capacitor-type and battery-type
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Carbon nanomaterials for stabilizing zinc anodes in zinc-ion batteries New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Yun Gong, Yu-hua Xue
Because of their low price, excellent safety and energy storage performance, aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have great potential for use in the power grid and in wearable devices. However, the Zn anode of ZIBs is not stable, for example, Zn dendrite can be formed on the Zn anode accompanied by hydrogen evolution and side reactions, leading to its instability, which has been an obstacle to its use
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Pitch-based carbon materials: a review of their structural design, preparation and applications in energy storage New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Hui-chao Liu, Sheng Zhu, Yun-zhen Chang, Wen-jing Hou, Gao-yi Han
Because of its high carbon content and easy graphitization, pitch is a promising precursor for carbon materials. To produce carbon materials with the desired performance, it is necessary to overcome the inherent shortcomings of pitch. For example, its complex composition and easy melting make it difficult to control the structure of the resulting carbon materials. Recently, researchers have proposed
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A review of fluorescent carbon dots: synthesis, photoluminescence mechanism, solid-state photoluminescence and applications in white light-emitting diodes New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Jing-song Yue, Fang-yu Yuan, Han-xun Qiu, Ying Li, Jing Li, Yu-hua Xue, Jun-he Yang
Carbon nanomaterials with a size of less than 10 nm, fluorescent carbon dots (CDs), have been extensively investigated, due to their excellent fluorescence tunability, good biocompatibility, wide range of precursors and low cost. Moreover, their simple preparation and excellent performance provide for a wide range of applications in the fields of optical sensing, energy storage, biomedical imaging
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A bimetallic sulfide Co9S8/MoS2/C heterojunction in a three-dimensional carbon structure for increasing sodium ion storage New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Hong Chen, Jian-Jia Mu, Yu-Hua Bian, Xuan-Wen Gao, Da Wang, Zhao-Meng Liu, Wen-Bin Luo
The synthesis of high-rate and long-life anode materials for sodium ion batteries (SIBs) has attracted much attention. However, the slow kinetics and large increase in volume of the batteries remain major problems. Both metal-organic frameworks and MoS2 have shown properties suitable for SIBs, making research on their composite systems an attractive area of research. We report the formation of flower-like
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Optimizing oxygen substituents of a carbon cathode for improved capacitive behavior in ethanol-based zinc-ion capacitors New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Ping Yuan, Hao-ming Xiao, Jun-yi Li, Jun-hui Luo, Xian-you Luo, Da-ming Chen, De Li, Yong Chen
Zinc ion capacitors (ZICs) have been widely studied in recent years due to their high energy density, excellent rate capability, long cycling life and low cost. The incorporation of oxygen functional groups (OFGs) on the surface of the carbon-based cathodes is an effective strategy for improving the capacitive performance of aqueous ZICs. However, whether their presence helps improve the capacitance
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Flexible and lightweight graphene grown by rapid thermal processing chemical vapor deposition for thermal management in consumer electronics New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Satendra Kumar, Manoj Goswami, Netrapal Singh, Uday Deshpande, Surender Kumar, N. Sathish
Next-generation consumer electronics require excellent thermal management. Graphene is a good choice because its thermal conductivity is 13 times that of copper. Single-, bi- and few-layer graphene (SLG, BLG, FLG) with large sp2 domains were grown by rapid thermal processing chemical vapor deposition (RTP-CVD) from CH4 and H2 using Ar as the diluting gas. The quality of graphene was investigated by
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The in situ formation of ZnS nanodots embedded in honeycomb-like N-S co-doped carbon nanosheets derived from waste biomass for use in lithium-ion batteries New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Qiu-xiang Yu, Huan-xin Li, Yong-liang Wen, Chen-xi Xu, Shi-feng Qin, Ya-fei Kuang, Hai-hui Zhou, Zhong-yuan Huang
A nanocomposite of zinc sulfide nanodots imbedded in honeycomb-like N-S co-doped carbon nanosheets (ZnS/NS-CN) was synthesized from waste biomass orange peel using ZnCl2 as the hard template and zinc source, and melamine and thiourea as the respective nitrogen and sulfur sources. When used as the anode material in Li-ion batteries, ZnS/NS-CN has a high reversible capacity (853.5 mAh g−1 at 0.1 A g−1
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Synthesis of Co―N―C catalysts from a glucose hydrochar and their efficient hydrogenation of nitrobenzene New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Yu Yang, Yu Bu, Xing-lin Long, Zhi-kang Zhou, Jing Wang, Jin-jun Cai
A low-cost, green catalyst for nitrobenzene (NB) hydrogenation is needed for aniline production. We report the preparation of highly-dispersed Co particles supported on N-doped carbons by the hydrothermal treatment of glucose, followed by the pyrolysis of a mixture of urea, glucose hydrochar and cobalt nitrate in one-pot. The effect of the pyrolysis temperature on the microstructure of the catalysts
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Increasing the interlaminar fracture toughness and thermal conductivity of carbon fiber/epoxy composites interleaved with carbon nanotube/polyimide composite films New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Li-li zhang, Xin-lian li, Peng wang, Xing-hai wei, De-qi jing, Xing-hua zhang, Shou-chun zhang
Carbon fiber/epoxy (CF/EP) composites are widely used in the aerospace industry, but their interlaminar properties and out-of-plane thermal conductivity are poor because of the lack of CF reinforcement in the interlaminar area. We prepared carbon nanotube/polyimide (CNT/PI) composite films and used them to improve the interlaminar fracture toughness (ILFT) and thermal conductivity of laminates of CF/EP
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Preparation of porous graphitic carbon and its dual-ion capacitance energy storage mechanism New Carbon Mater. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Chang-zhen Zhan, Xiao-jie Zeng, Rui-tao Lv, Yang Shen, Zheng-hong Huang, Fei-yu Kang
A lithium-ion capacitor, a combination of a lithium-ion battery and a supercapacitor, is expected to have the advantages of both a battery and a capacitor and has attracted worldwide attention in recent years. However, its energy storage is limited due to the electric double-layer capacitance mechanism of the positive electrode. Consequently, to fundamentally improve the performance of the positive