ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Local microstructure investigations of lignin-derived hard carbon

Abstract: Sodium ion batteries (NIB) are promising alternatives to the current lithium ion batteries: sodium is cheap, sustainable, and has similar properties to lithium. Search for an effective anode for NIBs focuses on hard carbon (HC), which can be made from cheap biomass sources. HC can also be used to make carbon fibres (CF), making structural batteries possible, where CF act as both load bearers and electrodes. The structure of HC is debated, but it is accepted that it contains both amorphous and graphitic elements, and four possible Na+ storage sites have been identified. We wish to use total neutron scattering to study the relationship between HC microstructure, before and after conversion into CF, and its capacity as an anode in NIB using lignin-derived HC.

Principal Investigator: Professor Ann Maria Cornell
Local Contact: Dr Ronald Smith
Experimenter: Mr Björn Eriksson
Experimenter: Dr Ashok Sreekumar Menon
Experimenter: Professor Göran Lindbergh
Experimenter: Professor Martin Mansson
Local Contact: Dr Silvia Imberti
Experimenter: Ms Alice Gratrex

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1820344

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1820344

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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