The invention relates to the field of battery materials, in particular to modified
coal-based hard carbon and a preparation method thereof. The method comprises the following steps:
etching a
sodium chloride template, then carrying out
chitosan derived
carbon coating, subsequently carrying out
dry ice grinding, and finally obtaining the
coal-based hard carbon material with large interlayer spacing,
surface etching and abundant defects. Compared with traditional hard carbon, the hard carbon has smaller particle size and higher
oxygen content and defect concentration. According to the modified
coal-based hard carbon disclosed by the invention, the
microcrystalline structure is controlled through salt template
etching, and the interlayer spacing is improved. The
chitosan derived
carbon coating optimizes the surface and defect structure. The coal-based hard carbon with a controllable pore structure is prepared by a method of combining salt template
etching and a
chitosan derived
carbon coating, so that accurate conversion from coal to hard carbon is realized. Further
dry ice milling has a smaller particle size and mitigates particle agglomeration. The defect concentration is improved by further utilizing the physical and chemical synergistic effect, and the etching effect on the surface of the hard carbon material is promoted.