Hard Carbon Reprising Porous Morphology Derived from Coconut Sheath for Sodium-Ion Battery
Seeking effective energy technology has become a herculean task in today’s world. Sodium-ion batteries play a vital role in the present energy tech market due to their entrancing electrochemical properties and this work is a breakthrough for developing sodium-ion batteries. As per recent reports, th...
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| author | Meenatchi Thenappan Subadevi Rengapillai Sivakumar Marimuthu |
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| description | Seeking effective energy technology has become a herculean task in today’s world. Sodium-ion batteries play a vital role in the present energy tech market due to their entrancing electrochemical properties and this work is a breakthrough for developing sodium-ion batteries. As per recent reports, the preparation of anode materials seems to be very tedious in the realm of sodium-ion batteries. To remedy these issues, this work enlightens the preparation of hard carbon (HC) derived from coconut sheath (CS) by a pyrolysis process with different activating agents (KOH, NaOH, ZnCl<sub>2</sub>) and employed as an anode material for Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). The prepared anode material was characterized for its thermal, structural, functional, morphological, and electrochemical properties. Additionally, the surface area and pore diameter of the as-prepared anode material was studied by nitrogen adsorption and desorption isotherm methods. The coconut sheath-derived hard carbon (CSHC) anode material delivered an initial charge capacity of 141 mAh g<sup>−1</sup>, 153 mAh g<sup>−1</sup>, and 162 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> at a 1 C rate with a coulombic efficiency over 98.8%, 99.3%, and 99.5%, even after 100 cycles, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a8057053dc78461eb340da8e6e0472642023-11-24T04:31:47ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-10-011521808610.3390/en15218086Hard Carbon Reprising Porous Morphology Derived from Coconut Sheath for Sodium-Ion BatteryMeenatchi Thenappan0Subadevi Rengapillai1Sivakumar Marimuthu2#120, Energy Materials Lab, Department of Physics, Science Block, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India#120, Energy Materials Lab, Department of Physics, Science Block, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India#120, Energy Materials Lab, Department of Physics, Science Block, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSeeking effective energy technology has become a herculean task in today’s world. Sodium-ion batteries play a vital role in the present energy tech market due to their entrancing electrochemical properties and this work is a breakthrough for developing sodium-ion batteries. As per recent reports, the preparation of anode materials seems to be very tedious in the realm of sodium-ion batteries. To remedy these issues, this work enlightens the preparation of hard carbon (HC) derived from coconut sheath (CS) by a pyrolysis process with different activating agents (KOH, NaOH, ZnCl<sub>2</sub>) and employed as an anode material for Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). The prepared anode material was characterized for its thermal, structural, functional, morphological, and electrochemical properties. Additionally, the surface area and pore diameter of the as-prepared anode material was studied by nitrogen adsorption and desorption isotherm methods. The coconut sheath-derived hard carbon (CSHC) anode material delivered an initial charge capacity of 141 mAh g<sup>−1</sup>, 153 mAh g<sup>−1</sup>, and 162 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> at a 1 C rate with a coulombic efficiency over 98.8%, 99.3%, and 99.5%, even after 100 cycles, respectively.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/21/8086coconut sheathhard carbonpyrolysis processanode materialsodium-ion batteries |
| spellingShingle | Meenatchi Thenappan Subadevi Rengapillai Sivakumar Marimuthu Hard Carbon Reprising Porous Morphology Derived from Coconut Sheath for Sodium-Ion Battery Energies coconut sheath hard carbon pyrolysis process anode material sodium-ion batteries |
| title | Hard Carbon Reprising Porous Morphology Derived from Coconut Sheath for Sodium-Ion Battery |
| title_full | Hard Carbon Reprising Porous Morphology Derived from Coconut Sheath for Sodium-Ion Battery |
| title_fullStr | Hard Carbon Reprising Porous Morphology Derived from Coconut Sheath for Sodium-Ion Battery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hard Carbon Reprising Porous Morphology Derived from Coconut Sheath for Sodium-Ion Battery |
| title_short | Hard Carbon Reprising Porous Morphology Derived from Coconut Sheath for Sodium-Ion Battery |
| title_sort | hard carbon reprising porous morphology derived from coconut sheath for sodium ion battery |
| topic | coconut sheath hard carbon pyrolysis process anode material sodium-ion batteries |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/21/8086 |
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