Argentophilic pyridinic nitrogen for embedding lithiophilic silver nanoparticles in a three-dimensional carbon scaffold for reversible lithium plating/stripping

Abstract

Ten times heavy silver loading into a 3D scaffold via a strong Ag + –pN interaction between silver cations and argentophilic pyridinic nitrogen of melamine provides a strong lithiophilicity, largely improving lithium plating/stripping reversibility.