The Use of Graphitic Carbon Nitride Based Composite Anodes for Lithium‐Ion Battery Applications |
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| Authors: | Thomas S Miller Ana Belen Jorge Andrea Sella Furio Corà Paul R Shearing Daniel J L Brett Paul F McMillan |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK;2. Electrochemical Innovation Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UK |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Keywords: | Carbon Nitride Lithium‐ion battery Anode Resistivity Composite |
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