Nano-alumina islands enabling superior capacitive lithium-ion storage of pitaya configuration.

Currently, high-temperature thermal failure hinders the development of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Interfacial side reaction of electrolyte and electrode is the main cause of thermal failure at high temperature. Explicitly, suppressing interfacial side reactions at high temperatures can help the research of capacitive energy storage electrodes. While, thermo-electrochemical inert alumina can be facilitated to solve this problem. In this paper, pitaya configuration of nano-alumina islands uniformly dispersed in carbon matrix can be achieved from NOTT-300(Al). Nano-alumina contributes to the structural stability of porous carbon during carbonization and lithium deintercalation. And nano-alumina islands are effective in suppressing interfacial side reactions at high temperatures. Thus, NC-3 exhibits competitive specific capacity (717.1 mAh/g) and cycling stability (99.15% after 500 cycles). NC-3's capacity was confirmed to be mainly attributed to capacitive energy storage mechanism. This study provides a new research paradigm for nano-alumina to improve the high-temperature thermal stability management of LIBs. Nano-alumina islands enable superior capacitive lithium-ion storage of pitaya configuration porous carbon. [Display omitted] • Pitaya configuration of nano-alumina islands uniformly dispersed in carbon matrix can be achieved from NOTT-300(Al). • Nano-alumina contributes to the structural stability of porous carbon during carbonization and lithium deintercalation. • Nano-alumina islands are effective in suppressing interfacial side reactions at high temperatures. • NC-3's capacity can be mainly contributed to capacitive energy storage mechanism. • NC-3 exhibits competitive specific capacity (717.1 mAh/g) and cycling stability (99.15% after 500 cycles). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]