Abstract
We developed a simple and scalable chemical method to obtain phosphorus-doped porous carbon (P-PC-RH) by optimized acid treatment and thermal annealing of rice husk with triphenylphosphine (TPP). After doping with phosphorus (doping level of ∼4.14 at% P), the P-PC-RH electrode increases by almost half the reversible capacity (757 mA h g-1 after 100 cycles at 100 mA g-1) of porous carbon without phosphorus doping (PC-RH-x, x = 2, 4, 6). When cycled at a high current of 2000 mA g-1, it still delivers a reversible specific capacity of 382 mA h g-1. The improved electrochemical performance of P-PC-RH is attributed to the synergetic effect of the 3D interconnected porous structure and phosphorus doping, which can maintain perfect electrical conductivity throughout the electrode and enhance electrochemical activities for lithium storage.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 55136-55142 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | RSC Advances |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 68 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |