Reversible Redox Chemistry of Azo Compounds for Sodium-Ion Batteries
- Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States); Huazhong Univ. of Science and Technology, Wuhan (China)
- Huazhong Univ. of Science and Technology, Wuhan (China)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal Univ., Dammam (Saudi Arabia)
Sustainable sodium-ion batteries (SSIBs) using renewable organic electrodes are promising alternatives to lithium-ion batteries for the large-scale renewable energy storage. However, the lack of high-performance anode material impedes the development of SSIBs. Herein, we report a new type of organic anode material based on azo group for SSIBs. Azobenzene-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid sodium salt is used as a model to investigate the electrochemical behaviors and reaction mechanism of azo compound. It exhibits a reversible capacity of 170 mAhg-1 at 0.2C. When current density is increased to 20C, the reversible capacities of 98 mAhg-1 can be retained for 2000 cycles, demonstrating excellent cycling stability and high rate capability. The detailed characterizations reveal that azo group acts as an electrochemical active site to reversibly bond with Na+. The reversible redox chemistry between azo compound and Na ions offer opportunities for developing longcycle-life and high-rate SSIBs.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 1426720
- Journal Information:
- Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), Vol. 57, Issue 11; ISSN 1433-7851
- Publisher:
- WileyCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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