T. Nakajima et al., ELECTROCHEMICAL-BEHAVIOR OF CARBON ALLOY CXN PREPARED BY CVD USING A NICKEL-CATALYST, Electrochimica acta, 43(8), 1998, pp. 883-891
Carbon-nitrogen layered compounds, C14N to C62N have been synthesized
by thermal decomposition of acetonitrile at 800-1100 degrees C in the
presence of nickel catalyst. The CxN samples prepared with nickel had
higher crystallinity and less pyridine-type nitrogens existing at the
edge of graphene layers than CxN prepared in the absence of nickel. Wi
th an increase in the deposition temperature of CxN, the cycleability
for electrochemical intercalation-deintercalation of lithium ions was
improved and the profile of the charge-discharge curve approached that
of natural graphite powder due to an increase in the crystallinity an
d a decrease in the incorporated nitrogens. Surface oxidation of the C
xN by nitric acid solutions gave rise to an increase in the surface ox
ygens and a slight decrease in nitrogens without any change of crystal
linity. The surface modification improved the cycleability for lithium
ion intercalation-deintercalation reaction. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science
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