Cell-like-carbon-micro-spheres for robust potassium anode

Investigation of hydrothermal process time on the size of carbon micro- and nano-spheres

In this study, carbon nano-micro spheres with tightly controllable size, regularand perfect shape, high yields and narrow size distribution were prepared simply fromglucose and DI water as precursors using a hydrothermal method. By setting the initialconcentration of glucose solution and changing the hydrothermal process time at aconstant temperature of 160 °C, carbon spheres with various sizes...

Micro-nano structure hard carbon as a high performance anode material for sodium-ion batteries

Superior first-cycle Coulomb efficiency (above 80%) is displayed by filter paper-derived micro-nano structure hard carbon, and it delivers a high reversible capacity of 286 mAh g-1 after 100 cycles as the anode for Na-ion battery at 20 mA g-1. These advantageous performance characteristics are attributed to the unique micro-nano structure, which reduced the first irreversible capacity loss by l...

Supporting information (SI) Micro-nanostructured CuO/C spheres as high-performance anode material for Na-ion batteries

Carbon Corrosion in PEM Fuel Cell Dead-Ended Anode Operations

This paper investigates the effects of dead-ended anode (DEA) operation on the electrode carbon corrosion of the Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell. A reduced order isothermal model is developed focusing on the species concentration along the channel and associated membrane phase potential. This model explains, and can be used to quantify, the carbon corrosion behavior during DEA operatio...

Micro-sized porous carbon spheres with ultra-high rate capability for lithium storage.

Biomass-derived carbon materials, as one type of promising anode material for lithium ion batteries (LIBs), have demonstrated intrinsic potential and superiority. Here, we report a facile and efficient approach to fabricate micro-sized porous carbon spheres (PCSs) by an integrated procedure of enzymolysis, pre-oxidation, and carbonization. Benefiting from the uniquely abundant pore accessiblity...