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Polystyrene-derived carbon with hierarchical macro–meso–microporous structure for high-rate lithium-ion batteries application

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Polystyrene-derived carbon with hierarchical macro–meso–microporous structure was prepared via a simple template-free method. As anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, the as-prepared hierarchical porous carbon (HPC) exhibited good electrochemical performance, attaining a stable capacity of 410 mAh g−1 for over 100 cycles. It was also highlighted that, HPC showed an excellent high-rate performance in contrast to other amorphous carbon materials. These good lithium storage performances could be attributed to the developed nanostructures of HPC: (1) The continuous macro-/meso-pores were believed to facilitate rapid ion transport by serving as ion-buffering reservoirs/ion-transport pathways, especially at high current densities; (2) The small-sized nanopores including small mesopores and micropores in carbon nanoparticles provided many active sites for Li+ storage reaction; and (3) The as-constructed continuous carbon nanonetwork also represented an excellent conductive skeleton throughout the material. We hope that this class of HPC provides new opportunities for anode materials of LIBs.

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This research was financially supported by The Start-up funding for “One-Hundred Young Talents” of Guangdong University of technology (220413521), National Science Foundation for Post-doctoral Scientists of China (2013M542153), Scientific and technological innovation project for small and medium technology enterprises of Shunde District (2014CX001), and Scientific and technological project of Administration of Quality and Technology Supervision of Guangdong Province (2015PJ03).

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    Xiaoqing Yang, Chengfei Li & Guoqing Zhang

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Yang, X., Li, C., Zhang, G. et al. Polystyrene-derived carbon with hierarchical macro–meso–microporous structure for high-rate lithium-ion batteries application. J Mater Sci 50, 6649–6655 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-015-9214-7

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