This study is dedicated to link the nanoscale pore space of carbon materials, prepared by hard-templating of meso-macroporous SiO monoliths, to the corresponding nanoscale polyaromatic microstructure using two different carbon precursors wthat generally exhibit markedly different carbonization properties, i.e., a graphitizable pitch and a non-graphitizable resin.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLithium titanate LiTiO (LTO) is regarded as a promising alternative to carbon-based anodes in lithium-ion batteries. Despite its stable structural framework, LTO exhibits disadvantages, such as the sluggish lithium-ion diffusion and poor electronic conductivity. To modify the performance of LTO as an anode material, nanosizing constitutes a promising approach and the impact is studied here by a systematical experimental approach.
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