MacQuarrie, Duncan James orcid.org/0000-0003-2017-7076, Stievano, Lorenzo, Kim, Sanghoon et al. (7 more authors) (2018) Alginic acid-derived mesoporous carbon (Starbon®) as template and reducing agent for the hydrothermal synthesis of mesoporous LiMn2O4 grafted by carbonaceous species. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. pp. 14392-14399. ISSN 2050-7496
Abstract
An alginic acid-derived mesoporous carbonaceous material (Starbon® A300) was used as a sacrificial porous template providing both a reducing environment and anchoring sites for LMO precursors, KMnO4 and LiOH. After hydrothermal treatment at 180 °C for 24 h, the resulting nanocrystalline LMO particles (≈40 nm) spontaneously aggregated, generating a mesoporous structure with a relatively high mesopore volume (≈0.33 cm3 g-1) and large pore size (≈30 nm). Moreover, a small amount (≈0.6 wt%) of residual carbon was present in this mesoporous LMO. This carbon, which arises from carbonaceous species grafted at the surface of the LMO nanoparticles, was found to significantly enhance the rate capability of LMO by reducing the internal electronic resistance. Finally, a "green" LMO electrode formulated using this Starbon-derived LMO as an active material, Starbon® A800 as a conductive additive and sodium alginate as a binder was tested, showing promising electrochemical performance.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018. The Royal Society of Chemistry. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Chemistry (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 05 Jul 2018 08:30 |
Last Modified: | 21 Jan 2025 17:34 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TA04128H |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1039/C8TA04128H |
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