Design of Porous Topological Semimetal Carbon for Li-ion Battery Anode

Battery science and technology are of current interest. While the specific capacity of the commercially used graphite anode for lithium battery is limited to 372 mAh/g. Extensive efforts have been devoted to improve the performance but not much progress was made during the past 25 years. Inspired by the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics for topological state and phases of materials, we have explored the possibilities of using all carbon based topological semimetals (ACTS) for Li-ion battery anode materials which have the merits of intrinsic high electronic conductivity and ordered porosity for Li ions transport.