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The Use of Graphitic Carbon Nitride Based Composite Anodes for Lithium‐Ion Battery Applications
Author(s) -
Miller Thomas S.,
Jorge Ana Belen,
Sella Andrea,
Corà Furio,
Shearing Paul R.,
Brett Daniel J. L.,
McMillan Paul F.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
electroanalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1521-4109
pISSN - 1040-0397
DOI - 10.1002/elan.201500205
Subject(s) - lithium (medication) , anode , graphite , graphitic carbon nitride , limiting , electrode , battery (electricity) , materials science , carbon fibers , composite number , ion , lithium ion battery , nitride , inorganic chemistry , chemical engineering , chemistry , nanotechnology , composite material , organic chemistry , catalysis , endocrinology , engineering , power (physics) , layer (electronics) , photocatalysis , quantum mechanics , medicine , mechanical engineering , physics
Graphitic carbon nitride (gCN) is shown to undergo lithium insertion reactions applicable with lithium‐ion battery anodes. Lithium capacity was found to be substantially lower than theoretically expected, so the properties of gCN composited with conducting graphite (CG), which was added to improve the performance, were investigated. The electrodes exhibited a systematic increase in lithium uptake with CG content, but the capacity never exceeded that of graphite. It is shown that electron transport via conducting pathways was limiting. Li + uptake for 10 % gCN was similar to a graphite electrode, indicating that gCN does play a role in determining the storage capacity.