Facile fabrication of Pb(NO3)2/C as advanced anode material and its lithium storage mechanism

- Pb(NO3)2/C is investigated for the first time as a promising anode material.
- Pb(NO3)2/C show an initial discharge capacity of 1140.7 mAh g−1.
- Pb(NO3)2/C show a reversible capacity of 241.5 mAh g−1 after 50 cycles.
- Lithiation mechanism of Pb(NO3)2 is studied by in-situ and ex-situ techniques.