Microcrystalline regulation of bituminous coal derived hard carbon by pre-oxidation strategy for improved sodium-ion storage

•Pre-oxidation strategy is proposed to regulate bituminous coal based hard carbon.•The introduced oxygen functional group is demonstrated to block the graphitization.•Na+ plateau capacity of obtained hard carbon is improved by the enlarged d-spacing.•Kinetics analysis demonstrates the enhanced Na+ d...

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