Tailoring the Li+ Intercalation Energy of Carbon Nanocage Anodes Via Atomic Al-Doping for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries

Data Supplemented to the final version of the journal article entitled Tailoring the Li+ Intercalation Energy of Carbon Nanocage Anodes Via Atomic Al-Doping for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries. Original PNG data from original research within the project EBEAM. Precisely there are six final, complex Figures below: Figure_1_DFT_simulations._a)_Li_intercalation_configurations_on_a-i)_pristine_graphene,_a-ii)_N-doped_graphene,_a-iii)_B–N-doped_graphene,_and_a-iv)_Al–B–N-doped_graphene Figure_2_The_morphology_and_structural_characterization_of_CNCs_a)_SEM_image_of_AlBN-CNC_b,c)_TEM_images_of_AlBN-CNC_d)_XRD_patterns_of_AlBN-CNC,_BN-CNC,_and_N-CNC_e)_Raman_spectra_of_AlBN-CNC,_BN-CNC,_and_N-CNC_f)_N_2_adsorption/desorption_isotherm_of_AlBN-CNC,_with_the_inset_depicting_the_pore_size_distribution Figure_3_High_resolution_XPS_spectra_of_AlBN-CNCs._a)_C_1s,_b)_N_1s,_c)_Al_2p,_and_d)_B_1s Figure_4_a)_Cyclic_voltammetry_curves_of_electrodes_during_the_first_three_cycles_and_b)_Galvanostatic_charge–discharge_profiles._c)_Cycle_performance._d)_Rate_performance._e)_Long_cyclic_performance._f)_Comparison_of_the_electrochemical_performance_between_the_AlBN-CNC_anode_and_other_reported_doped-carbon_anodes_for_LIBs Figure_5_Kinetics_analysis_of_CNC_electrodes._a–c)_EIS_curves_of_CNC_electrodes_in_initial_state,_after_the_first_cycle,_and_after_1000_cycles._d–f)_Re_–Rct_statistics_for_CNC_electrodes_under_different_cycling_conditions._g)_CV_curves_of_AlBN-CNC_electrodes_at_0.1,_0.2,_0.5,_1,_2,_and_5_mV_s−1_scanning_rates._h)_Plots_of_log(i)–log(𝜈)_for_the_b-value_determination_from_CV_scans._i)_Contribution_ratios_of_capacitance_and_diffusion_processes_to_capacity_at_different_scanning_rates._Diffusion_coefficients_of_Li-ion_batteries_during_j)_lithiation_and_k)_delithiation_processes. Figure_6_a)_Ex_situ_XRD_spectra_of_AlBN-CNC_electrodes_in_initial_state,_after_the_first_cycle,_and_after_1000_cycles._b)_Ex_situ_Raman_spectra_of_AlBN-CNC_electrodes_in_initial_state,_after_the_first_cycle,_and_after_1000_cycles._c)_SEM_images_of_AlBN-CNC_electrodes_at_low_(left)_and_high_(right)_magnification_at_different_cycling_states._c-i,_ii)_Initial_state,_c-iii,_iv)_after_the_first_cycle,_and_c-v,_vi)_After_1000_cycles._d)_High_resolution_F1s_spectra_of_AlBN-CNC_electrodes_under_different_cycling_conditions Funding National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52071225); National Key Research and Development Programme of China (Grant Nos. 2022YFF1500300 and 2017YFB1002900); National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51661145021); Key Natural Science Programme of Jiangsu Province (Grant Nos. BE2022118, BE2021643, and BE2016772); Traction Project of the Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. Q816000217); National Key R&D Programme of China(2021YFB3800300); National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 22179143 and 22002176). Q.S. thanks the Jiangsu Funding Programme for Excellent Postdoctoral Talent; European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101087143 (Electron Beam Emergent Additive Manufacturing (EBEAM)); RE-FRESH – Research Excellence For Region Sustainability and High-tech Industries (project No. CZ.10.03.01/00/22_003/0000048) via an operational programme transition;