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Hierarchically structured carbon nanomaterials for electrochemical energy storage applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Yanyan Wang ,
Zhijie Wang ,
Xiaoliang Yu ,
Baohua Li ,
Feiyu Kang  and
Yan-Bing He
Yanyan Wang
Affiliation:
Generation Power and Energy Storage Batteries, and Engineering Laboratory for Functionalized Carbon Materials, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
Zhijie Wang
Affiliation:
Generation Power and Energy Storage Batteries, and Engineering Laboratory for Functionalized Carbon Materials, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
Xiaoliang Yu
Affiliation:
Center for Green Research on Energy and Environmental Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba 305-0047, Japan
Baohua Li
Affiliation:
Generation Power and Energy Storage Batteries, and Engineering Laboratory for Functionalized Carbon Materials, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
Feiyu Kang
Affiliation:
Generation Power and Energy Storage Batteries, and Engineering Laboratory for Functionalized Carbon Materials, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
Yan-Bing He*
Affiliation:
Generation Power and Energy Storage Batteries, and Engineering Laboratory for Functionalized Carbon Materials, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: he.yanbing@sz.tsinghua.edu.cn
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Abstract

Structural hierarchy is ubiquitous in nature and quite important for optimizing the properties of functional materials. Carbon nanomaterials, owing to their unique and tunable physical and chemical properties, have been regarded as promising candidates for various energy storage systems. Constructing hierarchically structured carbon nanomaterials (HSCNs) can boost electrochemical performance of nanocarbons. Therefore, HSCNs have attracted tremendous research attentions in recent years. In this review, we summarized the recent progress in hierarchical structure design of carbon nanomaterials and their potential applications in different energy storage technologies. First we give a brief introduction about carbon nanomaterials and the hierarchical structure merits. Subsequently, recent research works on hierarchical structure design of carbon nanomaterials was summarized and classified according to applications in lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries, supercapacitors and lithium–sulfur batteries, respectively. In addition, the challenges of HSCNs in different applications were also concluded and reviewed. At last, design principles of HSCNs were summarized and future development trends were prospected.

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carbon (C)energy storagestructural

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 33 , Issue 9: Focus Issue: Porous Carbon and Carbonaceous Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage , 14 May 2018 , pp. 1058 - 1073
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These authors contributed equally to this work.

Contributing Editor: Tianyu Liu

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