A Phase‐Separation Route to Synthesize Porous CNTs with Excellent Stability for Na + Storage

Porous carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are obtained by removing MoO2 nanoparticles from MoO2@C [email protected] nanofibers which are synthesized by phase-segregation via a single-needle electrospinning method. The specific surface area of porous CNTs is 502.9 m2 g−1, and many oxygen-containing functional groups (COH, CO) are present. As anodes for sodium-ion batteries, the porous CNT electrode displays excellent rate performance and cycling stability (110 mA h g−1 after 1200 cycles at 5 A g−1). Those high properties can be attributed to the porous structure and surface modification to steadily store Na+ with high capacity. The work provides a facile and broadly applicable way to fabricate the porous CNTs and their composites for batteries, catalysts, and fuel cells.