2D conductive MOFs with sufficient redox sites: reduced graphene oxide/Cu-benzenehexathiolate composites as high capacity anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

As a superconductive metal-organic framework (MOF) material, Cu-BHT (BHT: benzenehexathiol) can exhibit outstanding electrochemical properties owing to the potential redox reactions of the cuprous ions, sulfur species and benzene rings of Cu-BHT, but its compact texture limits the specific capacity...

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Published in:Nanoscale 2021-04, Vol.13 (16), p.7751-776
Main Authors: Meng, Chunfeng, Hu, Pinfei, Chen, Hantao, Cai, Yueji, Zhou, Hu, Jiang, Zehong, Zhu, Xiang, Liu, Zeyu, Wang, Chengyin, Yuan, Aihua
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anodes
Benzene
Chemical reactions
Composite materials
Copper
Electrochemical analysis
Electrode materials
Energy storage
Functional materials
Graphene
Ion diffusion
Kinetics
Lithium
Lithium-ion batteries
Metal-organic frameworks
Rechargeable batteries
Redox reactions
Superconductors
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Summary:As a superconductive metal-organic framework (MOF) material, Cu-BHT (BHT: benzenehexathiol) can exhibit outstanding electrochemical properties owing to the potential redox reactions of the cuprous ions, sulfur species and benzene rings of Cu-BHT, but its compact texture limits the specific capacity of Cu-BHT. To improve the dense feature of Cu-BHT, rGO/Cu-BHT (rGO: reduced graphene oxide) composite materials are fabricated via a facile route and they exhibit applicable conductivities, improved lithium ion diffusion kinetics compared to pristine Cu-BHT, and sufficient redox sites. The rGO/Cu-BHT composite materials maximize the potential capacity of Cu-BHT, and the rGO/Cu-BHT 1 : 1 material achieves outstanding reversible specific capacities of 1190.4, 1230.8, 1131.4, and 898.7 mA h g −1 , at current densities of 100, 200, 500, and 1000 mA g −1 , respectively, superior to those of pristine Cu-BHT and rGO. These results present the promising future of 2D conductive MOFs as functional materials for energy storage, based on the regulation of electronic conductivity, redox sites, and lithium ion diffusion kinetics. A composite material rGO/Cu-BHT with sufficient redox sites, high conductivity, and fast ion diffusion kinetics exhibits excellent lithium storage performance.
ISSN:2040-3364
2040-3372
DOI:10.1039/d0nr08549a