The invention discloses
porous carbon with a gradient structure, a preparation method of the
porous carbon and application of the
porous carbon in a negative
electrode of a
lithium ion battery. The porous carbon has a gradient structure with compact micropores on the surface and loose macropores inside. The preparation method of the porous carbon comprises the following steps: carrying out oleophylic modification on SiO2 to obtain hydrophobic SiO2; carrying out
hydrophilic coating on NH4Cl to obtain PVP (
Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone) coated NH4Cl; the preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing
coal pitch, methylbenzene,
oleic acid, hydrophobic SiO2 and PVP (at) NH4Cl to form a suspension; preparing a spherical precursor by a micro-fluidic emulsification method; and carbonizing, sequentially carrying out
oxygen plasma treatment and HF solution
etching, and removing the template to obtain the porous carbon with the gradient structure. The gradient distribution of the template and the pore-forming agent is realized through
surface modification difference and a microfluidic technology, the pore structure and the particle size can be accurately regulated and controlled, the process is simple, the compatibility is high, the prepared porous carbon can be used as a substrate for a
silicon-carbon composite negative
electrode material, the
volume expansion of
silicon can be effectively buffered, and the service life of the
silicon-carbon composite negative
electrode material is prolonged. And the first coulombic efficiency, the specific capacity and the
cycling stability of the
lithium ion battery are improved.