Iodine doped graphene as anode material for lithium ion battery

Abstract I-doped graphene is synthesized by a facile heat treatment method and used as anode material for lithium ion battery. The doped graphene exhibits high reversible capacity (1690 mAh g −1 at 100 mA g −1 ), good cyclability (retaining 92.6% reversible capacity after 200 cycles) and excellent rate performance compared with undoped graphene. The superior electrochemical performance of the I-doped graphene is explained by the change of graphene lattice, defects and positive charge density introduced by the doping of I atoms.