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Mesoporous activated carbon decorated with MnO as anode materials for lithium ion batteries

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Mesoporous activated carbon decorated with MnO (MnO/MAC hybrid) was prepared by pyrolysing Mn(CH3COO)2 adsorbed MAC. XRD result proves that typical MnO crystals exist in the MnO/MAC hybrid. The SEM analysis indicates that a lot of pores on the surface of MAC have been filled by MnO. BET result reveals that some pores of MAC are filled by MnO and the MnO/MAC hybrid is a typical mesoporous material. This novel structure ensures the hybrid possesses excellent electrochemical performance. MnO/MAC hybrid delivers a high initial discharge capacity of 1086.1 mAh g−1 and a reversible charge capacity of 600.6 mAh g−1. In addition, MnO/MAC hybrid also exhibits excellent rate performance and cycling performance.

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This research was supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 21466020).

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  1. School of Petrochemical Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, No.36 Pengjiaping, Qilihe District, Lanzhou, 730050, Gansu, China

    Qingtang Zhang & Wenwen Wang

  2. Lanzhou Zhiben Chemical Technology Co., Ltd, Lanzhou, 730000, China

    Wenwen Wang & Deqiang Jiang

  3. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde, 415000, China

    Xiaobing Huang

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Zhang, Q., Wang, W., Jiang, D. et al. Mesoporous activated carbon decorated with MnO as anode materials for lithium ion batteries. J Mater Sci 51, 3536–3544 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-015-9673-x

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