A dicyanobenzoquinone based cathode material for rechargeable lithium and sodium ion batteries

Lyu, Hailong; Jafta, Charl J.; Popovs, Ilja; Meyer, Harry M.; Hachtel, Jordan A.; Huang, Jingsong; Sumpter, Bobby G.; Dai, Sheng; Sun, Xiao-Guang

doi:10.1039/c9ta04869c

A dicyanobenzoquinone based cathode material for rechargeable lithium and sodium ion batteries

Journal Article · Mon Jul 08 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c9ta04869c· OSTI ID:1546544

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Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Organic quinone materials allow a sustainable approach for electric energy storage, yet, their intrinsic electrical insulation and dissolution into the electrolyte during cycling have hampered their wide applications. To handle these two issues, we have synthesized a novel organic cathode material by anchoring a quinone compound, 2,3-dicyano-p-benzoquinone (DCBQ) with a high redox potential of 3.37 V vs. Li/Li⁺, onto carbon nanotubes (CNTs) (CNTs-DCBQ) through a facile ‘‘grafting to’’ method. The elaborate combination of excellent electron conductivity and large surface area of CNTs and stable and reversible redox reaction of DCBQ enables CNTs-DCBQ to deliver high reversible capacities of 206.9 and 175.8 mA h g^–1 at a current density of 10 mA g^–1 and also remarkable capacities of 110.2 and 82.1 mA h g^–1 at a higher current density of 200 mA g^–1 with a capacity retention approaching 100% after 1000 cycles for lithium and sodium ion batteries, respectively.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; AC05-00OR22725; AC05-00OR22750

OSTI ID:: 1546544

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1544592

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A Journal Issue: 30 Vol. 7; ISSN JMCAET; ISSN 2050-7488

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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