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  "abstract": "Hard carbons (HCs) are promising sodium-ion battery anodes but suffer capacity loss at high rates due to tortuous Na+ pathways. Here, a zeolite-templated carbon (ZTC) was introduced as a conductive, mesoporous additive (10 wt%) to a hazelnut-derived hard carbon (HEZ) to improve Na+ transport and rate performance. Structural and porosity analyses show complementary architectures: a microporous HEZ and a highly ordered ZTC with interconnected mesopores. Electrodes containing ZTC exhibit increased apparent ionic diffusion coefficients (from ~3.5 · 10−10 to ~16 · 10−10 cm2·s−1 Cathodic) and enhanced rate capability. Galvanostatic intermittent titration technique (GITT) analysis indicates accelerated Na+ transport in the low-voltage plateau region, and galvanostatic cycling demonstrates a sustained plateau capacity of ~100 mAh·g−1 for the ZTC-containing electrode after 50 cycles at 50 mA·g−1 (vs. ~30 mAh·g−1 for pristine HC). Although the ZTC increases the electrode surface area and lowers initial Coulombic efficiency, the addition markedly improves high-rate storage and capacity retention. These results demonstrate that a minor fraction of templated mesoporous carbon can effectively alleviate kinetic limitations in bio-derived HC anodes for sodium-ion batteries.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "Department of Chemical Engineering Materials Environment, La Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy",
    "Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Technologies and Devices for Electrochemical Storage (TERIN-DEC-ACEL) Technical Unit, Via Anguillarese 301, 00123 Rome, Italy",
    "Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Nuclear Department—Physical Technologies and Security Division, Via Anguillarese 301, 00123 Rome, Italy",
    "Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy"
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      "name": "Luca Mesina",
      "orcid": "0009-0006-5148-6575"
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      "name": "Claudia Paoletti",
      "orcid": "0000-0002-6447-5107"
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    {
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      "name": "Annalisa Aurora",
      "orcid": "0000-0003-0119-6407"
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      "name": "Giorgia Greco",
      "orcid": "0000-0002-4612-5840"
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      "name": "Serena Gagliardi",
      "orcid": "0000-0002-2211-5576"
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      "name": "Flaminia Rondino",
      "orcid": "0000-0001-7832-6535"
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      "name": "Emanuele Serra",
      "orcid": "0000-0003-1027-5238"
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    {
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      "name": "Sergio Brutti",
      "orcid": "0000-0001-8853-9710"
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/apzc4k6jx2hwy.bib",
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  "doi": "10.3390/batteries12100385",
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      "2208|Advancements in Battery Materials"
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  "published": "2026-09-30",
  "publisher": "MDPI AG",
  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/apzc4k6jx2hwy.ris",
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  "subjects": [
    {
      "field": "chemistry",
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  "title": "Zeolite-Templated Carbon with Tailored Mesoporosity as a Kinetic Enhancer for Bio-Based Hard Carbon Sodium-Ion Battery Anodes",
  "title_text": "Zeolite-Templated Carbon with Tailored Mesoporosity as a Kinetic Enhancer for Bio-Based Hard Carbon Sodium-Ion Battery Anodes",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:18:47Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/apzc4k6jx2hwy",
  "venue": "Batteries",
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