Journal
MATERIALS LETTERS
Volume 89, Issue -, Pages 243-246Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2012.07.066
Keywords
Carbon materials; Energy storage and conversion; X-ray techniques
Funding
- National Science Foundation of China [20903031]
- Development Program for Outstanding Young Teachers and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central University [HIT. NSRIF. 2010 056]
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology [QA201026]
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Expanded mesocarbon microbeads (EMCMB) are prepared by oxidizing pristine mesocarbon microbeads (MCMB). The d(002) value calculated from X-ray diffraction results shows that the average interlayer distance of MCMB increases after oxidizing modification. The increased interlayer distance facilitates Li+ insertion kinetics, which causes an extraordinarily improved capacity of EMCMB (100 mAh g(-1)) at -40 degrees C, compared with pristine MCMB (almost no capacity at -40 degrees C). The facilitated Li+ insertion kinetics is analyzed by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). EIS results demonstrate that both charge-transfer resistance and Li+ diffusion resistance of the EMCMB decrease obviously. The diffusion coefficients of Li+ in MCMB and EMCMB at -40 degrees C calculated from EIS are 2.46 x 10(-17) cm(2) s(-1) and 1 x 10(-15) cm(2) s, respectively. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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