The application discloses a hard carbon negative
electrode active material and a preparation method and application thereof. The preparation method of the hard carbon negative
electrode active material comprises the following steps: (1) dissolving
gelatin and a
reducing sugar in water to obtain an electrostatic
spinning solution; (2) performing electrostatic
spinning on the electrostatic
spinning solution by taking an
aluminum foil as a receiving base material to obtain an electrostatic spinning
nanofiber membrane, and then performing standing to completely volatilize water, so that a
gelatin-based
nanofiber negative
electrode precursor is formed; and (3) performing pre-
carbonization treatment on the
gelatin-based
nanofiber negative electrode precursor in a
nitrogen atmosphere, and then performing high-temperature
carbonization, so that the hard carbon negative electrode active material is obtained after cooling. The hard carbon negative electrode active material prepared by the method can realize the
controllability of the pore structure and the carbon-
hydrogen microstructure of the hard carbon negative electrode active material, the prepared hard carbon negative electrode active material does not need a support body and a binder, the weight and the volume of the electrode can be reduced, and the overall
energy density and the
power density of the battery can be improved.