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Synthesis of hard carbon-TiN/TiC composites by reacting cellulose with TiCl4 followed by carbothermal nitridation/reduction

Synthesis of hard carbon-TiN/TiC composites by reacting cellulose with TiCl4 followed by carbothermal nitridation/reduction
Synthesis of hard carbon-TiN/TiC composites by reacting cellulose with TiCl4 followed by carbothermal nitridation/reduction
Titanium tetrachloride is reacted with hydroxide groups on cellulose (cotton wool) before firing to convert the cellulose to hard carbon. Hard carbon-nanocrystalline titanium nitride composites with a good distribution of the titanium across the fibrous hard carbon structure were obtained by firing the treated cellulose under nitrogen. Hard carbon-nanocrystalline titanium carbide composites were obtained by firing under argon. The composites were tested as anode materials for sodium ion batteries and the HC-TiN composite delivers a better capacity retention than that of hard carbon over 50 cycles. The synthesis method demonstrated here provides an effective route to composites of metal nitrides and carbides with carbon that may be of interest for other energy technologies as well as for sodium batteries.
0020-1669
5776-5786
Cheng, Hang
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Garcia-Araez, Nuria
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Hector, Andrew L.
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Soule, Samantha
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Cheng, Hang
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Garcia-Araez, Nuria
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Hector, Andrew L.
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Soule, Samantha
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Cheng, Hang, Garcia-Araez, Nuria, Hector, Andrew L. and Soule, Samantha (2019) Synthesis of hard carbon-TiN/TiC composites by reacting cellulose with TiCl4 followed by carbothermal nitridation/reduction. Inorganic Chemistry, 58 (9), 5776-5786, [9b00116]. (doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b00116).

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Abstract

Titanium tetrachloride is reacted with hydroxide groups on cellulose (cotton wool) before firing to convert the cellulose to hard carbon. Hard carbon-nanocrystalline titanium nitride composites with a good distribution of the titanium across the fibrous hard carbon structure were obtained by firing the treated cellulose under nitrogen. Hard carbon-nanocrystalline titanium carbide composites were obtained by firing under argon. The composites were tested as anode materials for sodium ion batteries and the HC-TiN composite delivers a better capacity retention than that of hard carbon over 50 cycles. The synthesis method demonstrated here provides an effective route to composites of metal nitrides and carbides with carbon that may be of interest for other energy technologies as well as for sodium batteries.

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Accepted/In Press date: 15 April 2019
Published date: 25 April 2019

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Local EPrints ID: 430243
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/430243
ISSN: 0020-1669
PURE UUID: a7b3b8f4-7163-49f6-b3f1-e64648294ec2
ORCID for Nuria Garcia-Araez: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9095-2379
ORCID for Andrew L. Hector: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9964-2163

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Date deposited: 23 Apr 2019 16:30
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 07:46

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Author: Hang Cheng
Author: Samantha Soule

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