Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
18(10), P. 2248 - 2248
Published: May 13, 2025
Sodium-ion
batteries
(SIBs)
have
emerged
as
a
viable
alternative
to
lithium-ion
technologies,
with
carbon-based
anodes
playing
pivotal
role
in
addressing
key
challenges
of
sodium
storage.
This
review
systematically
examines
hard
carbon
the
premier
anode
material,
elucidating
its
dual
storage
mechanisms:
(1)
sloping
capacity
(2.0–0.1
V
vs.
Na+/Na)
from
surface/defect
adsorption
and
(2)
plateau
(<0.1
V)
via
closed-pore
filling
pseudo-graphitic
intercalation.
Through
critical
analysis
recent
advancements,
we
establish
that
optimized
architectures
delivering
300–400
mAh/g
require
precise
coordination
domains
(d002
=
0.36–0.40
nm)
<1
nm
closed
pores.
ultimately
provides
design
blueprint
for
next-generation
anodes,
proposing
three
research
frontiers:
machine
learning-guided
microstructure
optimization,
dynamic
sodiation/desodiation
control
sub
pores,
(3)
scalable
manufacturing
heteroatom-doped
engineered
domains.
These
advancements
position
enablers
high-performance,
cost-effective
SIBs
grid-scale
energy
applications.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 10, 2025
Abstract
New
carbon‐based
materials
(CMs)
are
recommended
as
attractively
active
due
to
their
diverse
nanostructures
and
unique
electron
transport
pathways,
demonstrating
great
potential
for
highly
efficient
energy
storage
applications,
electrocatalysis,
beyond.
Among
these
newly
reported
CMs,
metal–organic
framework
(MOF)‐derived
CMs
have
achieved
impressive
development
momentum
based
on
high
specific
surface
areas,
tunable
porosity,
flexible
structural‐functional
integration.
However,
obstacles
regarding
the
integrity
of
porous
structures,
complexity
preparation
processes,
precise
control
components
hinder
regulation
interface
engineering
in
CMs.
In
this
context,
review
systematically
summarizes
latest
advances
tailored
types,
processing
strategies,
energy‐related
applications
MOF‐derived
focuses
structure‐activity
relationship
metal‐free
carbon,
metal‐doped
metallide‐doped
carbon.
Particularly,
intrinsic
correlation
evolutionary
behavior
between
synergistic
interaction
micro/nanostructures
species
with
electrochemical
performances
emphasized.
Finally,
insights
perspectives
relevant
research
presented,
future
prospects
challenges
discussed,
providing
valuable
guidance
boost
high‐performance
electrodes
a
broader
range
application
fields.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 27, 2024
Abstract
Hard
carbon
(HC)
stands
out
as
the
most
promising
anode
material
for
sodium‐ion
batteries
(SIBs),
and
a
precise
adjustment
of
pore
structure
is
key
to
achieving
high
plateau‐capacity.
In
this
work,
composite
hard
developed
by
integrating
graphitic
with
biomass
waste
(banana
peel)‐derived
activated
(AC).
design,
N‐doped
pseudographite
layer
stacked
at
entrance
open
pores,
forming
long‐range
without
excessive
graphitization.
As
result,
surface
area
AC
decreased
170
times
down
less
than
10
m
3
g
−1
,
corresponding
pores
are
in
situ
converted
into
closed
pores.
an
optimized
electrolyte
solvation
structure,
obtained
HC
achieves
reversible
sodium‐storage
capacity
up
524
mAh
.
particular,
large
portion
(490
)
lies
below
plateau
0.25
V,
which
originates
from
pore‐filling
mechanism
revealed
Raman.
This
study
provides
straightforward
method
modulate
materials,
energy‐efficient
(900
°C)
synthesis
compared
traditional
high‐temperature
routes
(e.g.,
≈1300–2000
°C).
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 24, 2025
Abstract
The
trade‐off
between
initial
coulombic
efficiency
(ICE)
and
rate
performance
of
hard
carbon
anodes
remains
a
challenge
in
their
practical
applications,
which
is
highly
related
to
complex
active
surface
porous
properties.
In
this
work,
high‐performance
anode
prepared
using
xylose
as
the
source
with
Co
2+
‐assisted
catalysis,
exhibits
an
excellent
91.6%,
high
capacity
396.4
mA
h
g
−1
,
superior
(176.3
at
5
A
),
outstanding
cycling
stability.
Cobalt‐ion
treatment
forms
“expanded”
graphite
segments,
facilitating
intercalation
desolvated
sodium
ions.
Additionally,
intersection
these
segments
creates
“nanocaves”,
enabling
rapid
sodium‐ion
transport
stage.
Using
combination
atomic‐resolution
structural
characterization
three‐dimensional
electron
tomography
via
transmission
microscopy,
it
observed
that
initially
isolated
nanoporous
holes
collapsed
into
interconnected
pancake‐like
pores
during
later
cycling.
reconstructed
narrow
but
connected
pore
structure
provides
abundant
storage
sites
charge
transfer
pathways,
effectively
accommodating
stress
This
work
presents
innovative
strategy
for
designing
commercial
advanced
architectures
also
new
insight
evolution
Analytical Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 15, 2025
Arginine
(Arg)
is
involved
in
tissue
metabolism
and
regulates
the
immune
function;
thereby,
achieving
detection
of
Arg
crucial
for
early
diagnosis
treatment
diseases.
Herein,
dual
ratiometric
fluorescence
sensors
were
prepared
with
blue
emission
levorotatory/dextrorotatory
carbon
dots
(CDs)
red
porphyrin
(L/D-CDs-PP)
sensitive
portable
Arg.
Interestingly,
L-CDs-PP
D-CDs-PP
displayed
not
only
peaks
at
493
650
nm
but
also
different
response
modes
to
Arg;
thus,
they
could
serve
as
achieve
accurate
reliable
Arg,
limit
23.87
μM
2.39
D-CDs-PP.
Importantly,
solid-state
successfully
achieved
dual-mode
visual
support
a
smartphone
platform.
In
addition,
exhibited
excellent
biocompatibility
cell
imaging
capabilities,
cells
biological
samples
urine
rat
plasma.
Therefore,
broad
application
prospects
fields
analytical
sensing,
imaging,
medical
diagnosis.
Batteries,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
11(1), P. 36 - 36
Published: Jan. 20, 2025
The
active
hydroxyl
group
of
cellulose
plays
a
crucial
role
in
regulating
the
microstructure
cellulose-derived
hard
carbon,
which
ultimately
affects
its
sodium
storage
capacity.
Through
small-angle
X-ray
scattering
(SAXS)
and
atomic
pair
distribution
function
(PDF)
analysis,
we
proved
that
modification
by
esterification
crosslinking
can
introduce
more
closed
pores
into
carbonized
is
beneficial
for
promoting
ion
storage.
Our
results
demonstrate
optimizing
conditions
used
cross-linking
modification,
capacity
carbon
could
be
increased
from
254
to
348
mAh
g−1,
with
an
increase
plateau
140
230
g−1.
This
study
makes
significant
contribution
towards
establishing
industrial
applications
carbon.
