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Preparation and electrochemical performance of nitrogen-doped carbon-coated CuxS nanobox catalyst for hybrid Na−CO2 batteries

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  • a School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China;

    b School of New Energy and Mining, Xinjiang University of Technology, Hetian 848000China

Online published: 2026-04-22

Abstract

To promote CO2 redox kinetics on the cathode of hybrid sodium−carbon dioxide (Na−CO2) batteries, hollow cubic CuS nanoboxes were encapsulated in polypyrrole and polydopamine by in situ polymerization of pyrrole and dopamine monomers, respectively, and coupled with high-temperature heat treatment to obtain nitrogen−carbon encapsulated CuxS@NCPPy and CuxS@NCPDA catalysts. The results show that the encapsulation of nitrogen-doped carbon not only increases the specific surface area and improves the electron affinity but also promotes the synergistic interaction between the CuS-based active species and the defect carbon, thus providing abundant active sites for CO2 conversion. The electrochemical performances of the carbon-coated modified samples were all improved, especially the hybrid Na−CO2 battery based on CuxS@NCPPy, which showed a low voltage gap of 0.74 V at 0.1 mA/cm2 and a high power density of 3.42 mW/cm2.

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Jing ZHAN, Zi-zhuo HUA, Fei-xiang WU, Qi-hou LI . Preparation and electrochemical performance of nitrogen-doped carbon-coated CuxS nanobox catalyst for hybrid Na−CO2 batteries[J]. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2026 , 36(3) : 929 -942 . DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(25)67007-5

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