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Structural Characterization of Boron-doped Submicron Vapor-grown Carbon Fibers and Their Anode Performance

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Structural evolution of undoped and boron-doped submicron vapor-grown carbon fibers (S-VGCFs) was monitored as a function of heat-treatment temperature (HTT). Based on x-ray and Raman data, over the range of HTT from 1800 to 2600 °C, it was found that boron atoms act as catalysts to promote graphitization due to boron's higher diffusivity. For the range of HTT from 2600 to 2800 °C, the process of boron out-diffusion from the host material induces defects, such as tilt boundaries; this process would be related with the improved capacity and Coulombic efficiency of boron-doped S-VGCFs. When 10 wt% S-VGCFs was used as an additive to synthetic graphite, the cyclic efficiency of the capacities was improved to almost 100%.

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  1. Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University, 500 Wakasato, Nagano, 380-8553, Japan

    K. Nishimura, Y. A. Kim, T. Matushita, T. Hayashi & M. Endo

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Nishimura, K., Kim, Y.A., Matushita, T. et al. Structural Characterization of Boron-doped Submicron Vapor-grown Carbon Fibers and Their Anode Performance. Journal of Materials Research 15, 1303–1313 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.2000.0189

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