Intercalation Mechanisms: Revealing the Intercalation Mechanisms of Lithium, Sodium, and Potassium in Hard Carbon (Adv. Energy Mater. 20/2020).

Intercalation Mechanisms: Revealing the Intercalation Mechanisms of Lithium, Sodium, and Potassium in Hard Carbon (Adv. Keywords: density functional theory; ex situ characterization; hard carbon; intercalation mechanism; low-voltage plateau capacity EN density functional theory ex situ characterization hard carbon intercalation mechanism low-voltage plateau capacity 1 1 1 05/28/20 20200526 NES 200526 In article number 2000283 Sang Kyu Kwak, Jaehoon Kim and co-workers show that the interlayer spacing of hard carbon decreases after the initial intercalation of a few Li SP + sp ions at the edge of the graphene layer, whereas the interlayer spacing is expanded during the initial intercalation of a few Na SP + sp and K SP + sp ions into the graphene layer. Density functional theory, ex situ characterization, hard carbon, intercalation mechanism, low-voltage plateau capacity. [Extracted from the article]