Preparation and electrochemical application of melamine resin-based carbon materials

In today’s era, there are numerous problems with energy depletion, therefore how to efficiently convert and store energy is a big challenge. Carbon is widely used in electrode materials because its good tailorability, inexpensiveness and versatility. Melamine formaldehyde resin (MF) containing large amounts of nitrogen (N) and amino groups, which can be used as carbon source and nitrogen source to the electrode material, and obtain superior electrochemical performance. However, the carbon residue rate of MF carbonization is low and the pore structure is underdeveloped. So, in-depth study is needed to improve this phenomenon. Starting from the preparation of MF, this paper introduces the carbonization methods, pore-forming methods, doping methods and composites with metal or other carbon materials to prepare electrode materials with better performance and longer life.