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Synthetic Control of Electronic Property and Porosity in Anthraquinone-Based Conjugated Polymer Cathodes for High-Rate and Long-Cycle-Life Na–Organic Batteries

Redox-active carbonyl-containing compounds have received extensive attention as cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) because of their excellent attributes, including elemental sustainability, high theoretical capacity, diverse structures, and tunable properties. However, the storage of...

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Published in:ACS nano 2022-09, Vol.16 (9), p.14590-14599
Main Authors: Luo, Lian-Wei, Ma, Wenyan, Dong, Peihua, Huang, Xiuhua, Yan, Chao, Han, Changzhi, Zheng, Peiyun, Zhang, Chong, Jiang, Jia-Xing
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Language:English
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Summary:Redox-active carbonyl-containing compounds have received extensive attention as cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) because of their excellent attributes, including elemental sustainability, high theoretical capacity, diverse structures, and tunable properties. However, the storage of Na+ in most carbonyl-based cathode materials is plagued by the low capacity, unsatisfying rate performance, and short cycling life. Herein, we develop a series of anthraquinone-based conjugated polymer cathodes consisting of anthraquinone and benzene with different linking patterns. It reveals that the linkage sites on benzene ring could affect the electronic structures of the resulting polymers and thus their charge-storage capabilities. The 1,2,4,5-linkage on benzene leads to a high surface area, a narrow band gap, and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital for the resulting polymer PBAQ-3. As a cathode for SIBs, it delivers a high capacity of around 200 mAh g–1 and excellent rate performance (105 mAh g–1 at 200 C) as well as stable cycling with a capacity retention of 95.8% after 1000 cycles at 0.05 A g–1 and 83.1% after 40000 cycles at 3 A g–1. Our findings highlight the influence of linking patterns of the building blocks on the electrochemical performance of organic electrodes.
ISSN:1936-0851
1936-086X
DOI:10.1021/acsnano.2c05090