Natural graphite modified with nitrophenyl multilayers as anode materials for lithium ion batteries

作者:Pan Qinmin*; Wang Hongbo; Jiang Yinghua
来源:Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2007, 17(4): 329-334.
DOI:10.1039/b612422d

摘要

Nitrophenyl multilayers of a few nanometers thickness were covalently attached to the surface of natural graphite via diazonium chemistry. The as-prepared graphite showed great improvements in the initial coulombic efficiency, specific capacity and cyclability as anode materials for lithium ion batteries. Scanning electron microscope and electrochemical impedance measurements revealed that a compact, stable, and uniform solid electrolyte interface (SEI) film formed on the graphite surface. This study may provide a new strategy to modify conventional anode or even cathode materials by molecular design.