Polypyrrole as an ultrafast organic cathode for dual-ion batteries

Sun Tao; Sun Qi-Qi; Yu Yue; Zhang Xin-Bo

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Sun Tao, Sun Qi-Qi, Yu Yue, Zhang Xin-Bo. Polypyrrole as an ultrafast organic cathode for dual-ion batteries[J]. eScience, 2021, 1(2): 186-193. doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2021.11.003

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Sun Tao, Sun Qi-Qi, Yu Yue, Zhang Xin-Bo. Polypyrrole as an ultrafast organic cathode for dual-ion batteries[J]. eScience, 2021, 1(2): 186-193. doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2021.11.003

Sun Tao, Sun Qi-Qi, Yu Yue, Zhang Xin-Bo. Polypyrrole as an ultrafast organic cathode for dual-ion batteries[J]. eScience, 2021, 1(2): 186-193. doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2021.11.003

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Sun Tao, Sun Qi-Qi, Yu Yue, Zhang Xin-Bo. Polypyrrole as an ultrafast organic cathode for dual-ion batteries[J]. eScience, 2021, 1(2): 186-193. doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2021.11.003

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Polypyrrole as an ultrafast organic cathode for dual-ion batteries

doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2021.11.003

Sun Tao^{a, 1},
Sun Qi-Qi^{a, b, 1},
Yu Yue^a,
Zhang Xin-Bo^{a
,
,}

a.
State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, PR China
b.
National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, PR China

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Corresponding author: Xin-Bo Zhang, E-mail address: xbzhang@ciac.ac.cn
Received Date: 2021-06-28
Revised Date: 2021-10-19
Accepted Date: 2021-11-09

Available Online: 2021-11-19

Abstract

Abstract

Organic electrode materials based on the chemical bond cleavage/recombination working principle usually produce unimpressive reaction kinetics and stability. In this work, polypyrrole (PPy) is investigated as an ultrafast (87% retention at 20 A g⁻¹) and stable (83% retention across 3000 cycles) cathode material in PPy|graphite dual-ion batteries. The fast intrinsic reaction kinetics, coupled with a capacitance-dominated mechanism, enable PPy to bypass the sluggish chemical bond rearrangement process. Electrochemically induced secondary doping improves the ordered aggregation of polymer chains and thus has a profound impact on anion diffusion and electrical conductivity. The excellent rate capability presented here changes our understanding of organic electrode materials and could prove useful for designing ultrafast rechargeable electrochemical devices.
- Polypyrrole,
- Organic electrode,
- Conductive polymers,
- Dual-ion batteries

• The excellent rate capability of polypyrrole is far superior to results in previous related reports.
• Fast redox kinetics, coupled with a capacitance-dominated mechanism, afford dual-ion batteries excellent performance.
• This work aims to present a new avenue for preparing high-performance, sustainable energy storage devices.
¹ These authors contributed equally to this work.

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