N‐Doped C@Zn3B2O6 as a Low Cost and Environmentally Friendly Anode Material for Na‐Ion Batteries: High Performance and New Reaction Mechanism

• Published in: Advanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 31; no. 5
• Main Authors: Wang, Sai, Zhang, Xin‐Bo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.02.2019
• Subjects: Anodes; Boron oxides; Discharge; Electrode materials; Energy storage; Infrared spectroscopy; Ion storage; Lithium-ion batteries; Materials science; Na‐ion batteries; N‐doped C; Photoelectrons; Raw materials; Reaction mechanisms; Sodium; Sodium-ion batteries; Spectrum analysis; Synthesis; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; Zn3B2O6

Na‐ion batteries (NIBs) are ideal candidates for solving the problem of large‐scale energy storage, due to the worldwide sodium resource, but the efforts in exploring and synthesizing low‐cost and eco‐friendly anode materials with convenient technologies and low‐cost raw materials are still insuffic...