Tailoring the shell thickness of yolk–shell structured carbon microspheres: applications in metal selenide and carbon composite microspheres for enhanced sodium ion storage properties
Hyo Yeong Seo, Jae Hyeon Choi, Yeong Beom Kim, Jung Sang Cho, Yun Chan Kang, Gi Dae Park
Abstract
Herein, synthesis of nanostructured carbon yolk–shell, which have various thicknesses of the outer shell, are introduced. The optimized nickel–cobalt selenide–carbon yolk–shell exhibited excellent performance as a sodium-ion battery anode material.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceShell (structure)AnodeComposite numberCarbon fibersMicrosphereChemical engineeringCobaltSodiumYolkMetalSelenideNanotechnologyComposite materialElectrodeChemistryMetallurgySeleniumPhysical chemistryFood scienceEngineeringAdvancements in Battery MaterialsAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesMXene and MAX Phase Materials