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Solution‐Processable Thermally Crosslinked Organic Radical Polymer Battery Cathodes
Author(s) -
Wang Shaoyang,
Park Albert Min Gyu,
Flouda Paraskevi,
Easley Alexandra D.,
Li Fei,
Ma Ting,
Fuchs Gregory D.,
Lutkenhaus Jodie L.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201903554
Subject(s) - materials science , electrode , quartz crystal microbalance , polymer , electrolyte , organic radical battery , cathode , chemical engineering , battery (electricity) , electrochemistry , carbon fibers , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , adsorption , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , composite number , engineering
Organic radical polymers are promising cathode materials for next‐generation batteries because of their rapid charge transfer and high cycling stability. However, these organic polymer electrodes gradually dissolve in the electrolyte, resulting in capacity fade. Several crosslinking methods have been developed to improve the performance of these electrodes, but they are either not compatible with carbon additives or compromise the solution processability of the electrodes. A one‐step post‐synthetic, carbon‐compatible crosslinking method was developed to effectively crosslink an organic polymer electrode and allow for easy solution processing. The highest electrode capacity of 104 mAh g −1 (vs. a theoretical capacity of 111 mAh g −1 ) is achieved by introducing 1 mol % of the crosslinker, whereas the highest capacity retention (99.6 %) is obtained with 3 mol % crosslinker. In addition, mass transfer was observed in situ by using electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring. These results may guide future electrode design toward fast‐charging and high‐capacity organic electrodes.