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Highly porous nitrogen-doped biochar nanosheets for high-performance Li–Se batteries

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高效开发利用储量丰富和绿色环保的生物质材料，是我国实现“双碳”目标的有效技术途径，也是我国节能减排和环境保护的重要任务，符合当前环保节能和低碳经济的需求。本研究通过机械球磨和煅烧，成功地将中药麦冬生物质残渣转化为多孔、高表面、杂原子掺杂的碳纳米片。将该生物质碳纳米片用作硒正极宿主材料，合成的麦冬碳/硒复合正极表现出优异的电化学性能。在0.5C电流密度下，初始放电容量达到597.2 mAh·g−1，循环100次后可逆容量保持在346.1 mA·h·g−1,库仑效率接近100%。即使在高电流密度下(2.0C)，它仍然可以表现出卓越的比容量达到309.1 mAh·g−1。如此优越的性能归因于该生物质碳纳米片具有良好的导电性、高孔容结构和丰富掺杂的氮杂原子，不仅加速了多硒化锂的氧化还原反应，还有效地抑制了多硒化锂的穿梭效应。本研究为中药材残留资源利用开辟了一条新的技术途径。

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Acknowledgements

This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51902036), the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing Science & Technology Commission (Nos. cstc2019jcyj-msxm1407 and 2022NSCQ-MSX3091), the National Key R&D Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (No. 2017YFC1700705), Sichuan Science and Technology Programs (No. 2021JDRC0043), the Scientific and Technological Research Special Project of Sichuan Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Science (No. 2021MS228), the Venture & Innovation Support Program for Chongqing Overseas Returnees (No. CX2021043), and the Key Disciplines of Chemical Engineering and Technology in Chongqing Colleges and Universities during the 13th Five Year Plan provided the financial support.

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  1. Chongqing Key Laboratory of Catalysis and New Environmental Materials, College of Environment and Resources, Engineering Research Center for Waste Oil Recovery Technology and Equipment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, 400067, China

    Xing-Xing Gu, Ling-Yao Kuang, Shuang Ma, Qian Wang & Jin-Hang Dai

  2. Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory of Quality and Innovation Research of Chinese Materia Medica, Sichuan Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China

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    Shuang Qiao

  4. College of Arts, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, 400067, China

    Yang Li & Hai-Yi Zhou

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Gu, XX., Kuang, LY., Lin, J. et al. Highly porous nitrogen-doped biochar nanosheets for high-performance Li–Se batteries. Rare Met. 42, 822–829 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-022-02163-2

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