Revisiting the Roles of Natural Graphite in Ongoing Lithium‐Ion Batteries

Abstract Graphite, commonly including artificial graphite and natural graphite (NG), possesses a relatively high theoretical capacity of 372 mA h g –1 and appropriate lithiation/de‐lithiation potential, and has been extensively used as the anode of lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs). With the requirements of reducing CO 2 emission to achieve carbon neutral, the market share of NG anode will continue to grow due to its excellent processability and low production energy consumption. NG, which is abundant in China, can be divided into flake graphite (FG) and microcrystalline graphite (MG). In the past 30 years, many researchers have focused on developing modified NG and its derivatives with superior electrochemical…

• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Award: U2001220
• NK
  National Key Research and Development Program of China

  Award: 2021YFF0500600