Carbon anode materials based on copolymers of nitrogen-containing monomers with DVB

Through the measurement of electrochemical properties of carbon anodes based on copolymers of 4-VP and AN with crosslinker DVB, it is found that the introduction of crosslinker DVB can favor the enhancement of reversible capacity, and the highest can be up to 600 mAh g− 1. Measurements of Thermal gravity analysis, elemental analysis, X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and specific surface area indicate that the incorporation of DVB into polymer PAN can not only affect the contents of nitrogen and hydrogen, but also favor the carbonization process. In addition, it can result in improvement of the regularity of the obtained carbon structure, i.e. the formation of graphite structure, and the number of micropores is increased. By virtue of all these factors, charge capacity below and above 0.9 V enhances and charging voltages decrease with the addition amount of DVB.