ACS Omega
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2025
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IF 4.3
Zhihua Xu,Yu Wu,Yangyang Zheng,Yucheng Chen,De Li,Wenting Ji,Yong Chen
As a well-known graphite-like material in superconductivity, lithium borocarbide (LiBC) can also be utilized as an electrode material in Li-ion batteries with a high specific capacity, which is assigned to the B–B bond produced through the aqueous reaction or the initial charge process. In this work, a rod-like LiBC sample (Ti-LiBC) is synthesized with the precursors of LiH + B + graphite in a sealed Ti tube through high-temperature sintering. Compared with the normal SUS-LiBC sintered in a sealed SUS304 tube, the Ti-LiBC possesses a lot of B–B bonds and a strong EPR signal, and it delivers a higher specific capacity (ca. 500 mAh g–1 at a mean discharge and charge potentials of 0.85 and 1.89 V, respectively) with excellent rate and cycle performances. Actually, the Ti metal can react with the H2 gas to produce the TiH2 phase at a high temperature, of which the extent determines the morphology of LiBC product, and the substitution of Li metal for LiH as the precursor can also result in the rod-like structure and the high specific capacity. Therefore, a hydrogen-free atmosphere is the key to synthesizing rodlike LiBC with excellent electrochemical properties, and this strategy might be extended to other graphite-like materials.
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电化学
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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
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2018
·Vol. 20
·期 44
·28176-28184
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IF 3.906
Jianfeng Jia,Shaorui Chen,Qianwen Yang,Xiang Feng,De Li
LiBC is a layered boron carbide material that was first studied as a superconducting material. Theoretical study showed that LiBC is a promising cathode material in Li-ion batteries, while our early computational and experimental studies demonstrated the feasibility of LiBC as a high-capacity anode material for Li-ion batteries. In this work, LiBC has been synthesized by a solid-state method using different carbon precursors of acetylene black and graphite, marked a-LiBC and g-LiBC, respectively, and their electrochemical properties and corresponding structure evolutions have been investigated in Li-ion batteries. As a result, a-LiBC delivers a higher specific capacity than g-LiBC, 500 mA h g−1vs. 200 mA h g−1, after 50 cycles at a rate of 0.1C. Actually, a significant structural evolution of a-LiBC was observed by in situ XRD during the charge/discharge processes, while a nearly constant structure was detected for g-LiBC. Meanwhile, in situ Raman results revealed the evolution of vibrational beating modes at different charge/discharge states. Therefore, the specific capacity of LiBC is closely related to its crystallinity, and LiBC with amorphous carbon precursors could be adopted as a promising anode material for Li-ion batteries.
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材料科学
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能源存储
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Frontiers in Energy Research
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2020
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IF 2.746
Yang Qianwen,Chen Langlang,Feng Xiang,Li De,Chen Yong
Being a graphite-like material, LiBC can deliver a high capacity as an anode material in Li-ion batteries, which are strongly dependent on carbon precursors. Developing a method to improve the capacity would be significant to the study and utilization of LiBC anode material. Here we treated a pristine LiBC material with a high temperature to obtain four modified LiBC samples. A reversible capacity of 353 mAh/g was delivered by a modified LiBC sample treated at 600°C for 10 h in a powder form wrapped with an Al foil, which was only 218 mAh/g for the pristine LiBC in Li-ion batteries. According to the XRD result, the layer structure of LiBC was maintained after the high-temperature treatment, while the lattice parameters were changed slightly, especially for the interlayer distance. The modified LiBC samples showed a similar Raman spectra to the pristine LiBC except for the peak intensity, which indicates lithium evaporation during high-temperature treatment. Thereby, the high-temperature treatment can improve the capacity of LiBC through reducing the lithium content and modifying the crystal structure, and this method would make the LiBC material become a more promising anode material in Li-ion batteries.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2023
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IF 9.5
Hanzhen Peng,Langlang Chen,Yifeng Wang,Bokai Cao,De Li,Yong Chen
As a graphite-like material, the LiBC can deliver a high capacity up to 500 mA h g–1 in Li-ion batteries, which is dependent on the carbon precursor, the high-temperature treatment, and the lithium insufficiency. However, the underlying mechanism is still not clear for the electrochemical reactions of LiBC. In this work, the pristine LiBC was reacted with aqueous solutions of different alkalinity, which was delithiated chemically and retained the layered structure. According to the XPS and NMR results, the B–B bond might be produced through the aqueous reaction or the initial charge process, which can be oxidized (charged) and reduced (discharged) in the electrochemical measurements. In the Li-ion battery, the reversible capacity of LiBC increases evidently with the alkalinity of aqueous solution and significantly rises to a similar value of ca. 285 mA h g–1 under 200 cycles. Therefore, the specific capacity of LiBC should be contributed by the active sites of B–B bonds, which can be significantly increased through the reaction with the hydroxyl ions, and this strategy might be adopted to activate more graphite-like materials.
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电池技术
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