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ZnO embedded in nitrogen-doped carbon hybrid derived from zeolitic-imidazolate frameworks via mechanochemistry technique as anode material for sodium-ion batteries

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Nitrogen-doped carbon layer coated ZnO hybrid materials were prepared and used as anode in sodium rechargeable batteries from the ZIF-8 (zeolitic-imidazolate framework 8) using mechanochemistry technique. The prepared electrode exhibits an excellent specific capacity of 320 mAh g−1 at 0.1 A g−1 after 100 cycles, and superior long stability for 1000 cycles at 5.0 A g−1. The extraordinary sodium ions storage properties can be attributed to the synergistic interaction between nanoparticle ZnO and carbon layer. The incorporation of carbon layer improves the conductivity of ZnO and alleviates the aggregation and volume expansion, resulting in high performance for SIBs.

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This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20201071), National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Deep Utilization Technology of Rock-salt Resource (SF201907), Natural Science Project of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (19KJB480001).

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    Xiaoyan Gao, Menglong Zhu, Yu Long, Xiaowen Kan, Xiaojie Zhang & Liqing Gao

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Data collection and analysis, and first draft of the manuscript were made by XG. Data analysis was done by MZ and LY. Material preparation was made by LG and XK. Materials characterization was done by YZ. XZ and GS prepared the final draft of the manuscript, and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Gao, X., Zhu, M., Long, Y. et al. ZnO embedded in nitrogen-doped carbon hybrid derived from zeolitic-imidazolate frameworks via mechanochemistry technique as anode material for sodium-ion batteries. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 532 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-09957-9

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