Issue 11, 2017

Ultra-high cycling stability of poly(vinylphenothiazine) as a battery cathode material resulting from π–π interactions

Abstract

Organic cathode materials are promising candidates for a new generation of “green batteries”, since they have low toxicity and can be produced from renewable resources or from oil. Especially suitable are organic redox polymers that can be reversibly oxidized and reduced. Because of their often-insulating nature, however, many redox polymers have limited rate capabilities. Their cycling stabilities, which are of high importance for the long cycle-life of a battery cell, rarely exceed 1000 cycles. Here, we present a new concept for redox polymers as cathode materials, in which the oxidized states are stabilized through π–π interactions between redox-active groups. We found that due to these interactions poly(3-vinyl-N-methylphenothiazine) showed excellent cycling stability (after 10 000 cycles at a 10C rate, 93% of the initial capacity was retained) in addition to a high rate capability because of supramolecular hole transport. We propose this concept to be used in the future design of redox polymers for batteries.

Graphical abstract: Ultra-high cycling stability of poly(vinylphenothiazine) as a battery cathode material resulting from π–π interactions

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 May 2017
Accepted
01 Aug 2017
First published
02 Aug 2017

Energy Environ. Sci., 2017,10, 2334-2341

Ultra-high cycling stability of poly(vinylphenothiazine) as a battery cathode material resulting from π–π interactions

M. Kolek, F. Otteny, P. Schmidt, C. Mück-Lichtenfeld, C. Einholz, J. Becking, E. Schleicher, M. Winter, P. Bieker and B. Esser, Energy Environ. Sci., 2017, 10, 2334 DOI: 10.1039/C7EE01473B

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