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Core–shell-structured hollow carbon nanofiber@nitrogen-doped porous carbon composite materials as anodes for advanced sodium-ion batteries

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Core–shell-structured hollow carbon nanofiber@nitrogen-doped porous carbon (HCNF@NPC) composite materials were prepared by carbonization of HCNF@polyaniline. The HCNF@NPC composite materials are applied to the anode for sodium-ion batteries, showing a superior reversible discharge capacity of 182 mAh g−1 after 200 cycles at 50 mA g−1. Moreover, excellent long-term cycling stability (>2500 cycles) is also obtained even at 500 mA g−1. The results indicate that the HCNF@NPC composite electrode shows outstanding electrochemical performance. The excellent performance of HCNF@NPC composite electrode may attribute to the synergetic effect between HCNF core and NPC shell layer, and the HCNF core can provide a firm hollow carbon matrix to stabilize the electrode structure, and the NPC shell layer can improve the capacity effectively.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support of the Teacher Research Fund of Central South University (2013JSJJ027). This study was supported by grants from the Project of Innovation-driven Plan in Central South University (2015CXS018, 2015CX001).

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    Yaohui Qu, Yimin Deng, Fanyan Zeng, Yong Yang & Keng Xu

  2. School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, China

    Yaohui Qu, Qiang Li & Zhian Zhang

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Qu, Y., Deng, Y., Li, Q. et al. Core–shell-structured hollow carbon nanofiber@nitrogen-doped porous carbon composite materials as anodes for advanced sodium-ion batteries. J Mater Sci 52, 2356–2365 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-016-0528-x

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