The present invention relates to a preparation method and application of a carbon-based
cobalt single-atom material, which specifically comprises the following steps: 4 H 6 CoO 4 ·4(H 2 O) ground into
powder, add
phytic acid and stir thoroughly to obtain a purple sample, place the purple sample in an oven and continue to react it, take out the dry sample after the reaction is completed and put it into a
tube furnace, raise the temperature in an
inert gas and continue to react to obtain a black product, wash after taking it out, dry it, and obtain a black
powder. The obtained black
powder is placed in concentrated
nitric acid, react overnight to react completely, wash,
centrifuge to obtain a
black substance, and dry it to obtain a carbon-based
cobalt single-atom material. The carbon-based
cobalt single-atom material prepared by the present invention, as the negative
electrode material of
potassium ion battery, not only shows good rate performance, but also its long cycle performance in
current density is well improved. Therefore, this strategy of the present invention provides a good improvement method for carbon-based materials to improve
potassium storage performance, which is of great significance in promoting
potassium storage
performance improvement of single-atom materials.