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Defects in Hard Carbon: Where Are They Located and How Does the Location Affect Alkaline Metal Storage?

Olsson, E; Cottom, J; Cai, Q; (2021) Defects in Hard Carbon: Where Are They Located and How Does the Location Affect Alkaline Metal Storage? Small , 17 (18) , Article 2007652. 10.1002/smll.202007652. Green open access

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Abstract

Hard carbon anodes have shown significant promise for next-generation battery technologies. These nanoporous carbon materials are highly complex and vary in structure depending on synthesis method, precursors, and pyrolysis temperature. Structurally, hard carbons are shown to consist of disordered planar and curved motifs, which have a dramatic impact on anode performance. Here, the impact of position on defect formation energy is explored through density functional theory simulations, employing a mixed planar bulk and curved surface model. At defect sites close to the surface, a dramatic decrease (≥ 50%) in defect formation energy is observed for all defects except the nitrogen substitutional defect. These results confirm the experimentally observed enhanced defect concentration at surfaces. Previous studies have shown that defects have a marked impact on metal storage. This work explores the interplay between position and defect type for lithium, sodium, and potassium adsorption. Regardless of defect location, it is found that the energetic contributions to the metal adsorption energies are principally dictated by the defect type and carbon interlayer distance.

Type: Article
Title: Defects in Hard Carbon: Where Are They Located and How Does the Location Affect Alkaline Metal Storage?
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202007652
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202007652
Language: English
Additional information: © 2021 The Authors. Small published by Wiley-VCH GmbH. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10130079
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