title: Improved Li+Storage through Homogeneous N-Doping within Highly Branched Tubular Graphitic Foam.
abstract: A novel carbon structure, highly branched homogeneous-N-doped graphitic (BNG) tubular foam, is designed via a novel N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF)-mediated chemical vapor deposition method. More structural defects are found at the branched portions as compared with the flat tube domains providing abundant active sites and spacious reservoirs for Li+storage. An individual BNG branch nanobattery is constructed and tested using in situ transmission electron microscopy and the lithiation process is directly visualized in real time.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, School of Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jinyang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 3050044, Japan.
authors.forename: Yanming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.affiliation: International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 3050044, Japan.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 3050044, Japan.
authors.forename: Qunhong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Unconventional Petroleum and Renewable Energy, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Pengcheng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, School of Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yijun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 3050044, Japan.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 3050044, Japan.
authors.forename: Cuiling
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, School of Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Qiuhong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, School of Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xiaohong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, P. R. China.|Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro- and Nano-Materials, Tianjin, 300130, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Chengchun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 3050044, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bando
authors.affiliation: International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 3050044, Japan.
authors.forename: Dmitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Golberg
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, School of Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: highly branched graphitic foams; homogeneous N-doping; improved Li+-ions storage; in situ TEM; lithium ion batteries