Abstract
Organic lithium-ion batteries (OLIBs) represent a new generation of power storage approach for their environmental benignity and high theoretical specific capacities. However, it has the disadvantage with regard to the dissolution of active materials in organic electrolyte. In this study, we encapsulated high capacity material calix[4]quinone (C4Q) in the nanochannels of ordered mesoporous carbon (OMC) CMK-3 with various mass ratios ranging from 1:3 to 3:1, and then systematically investigated their morphology and electrochemical properties. The nanocomposites characterizations confirmed that C4Q is almost entirely capsulated in the nanosized pores of the CMK-3 while the mass ratio is less than 2:1. As cathodes in lithium-ion batteries, the C4Q/CMK-3 (1:2) nanocomposite exhibits optimal initial discharge capacity of 427 mA h g−1 with 58.7% cycling retention after 100 cycles. Meanwhile, the rate performance is also optimized with a capacity of 170.4 mA h g−1 at 1 C. This method paves a new way to apply organic cathodes for lithium-ion batteries.
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有机锂离子电池技术作为新一代能源储备技术具有环境友好、 理论容量高的优点, 但也面临着活性材料溶于有机电解液的问题. 本研究将高容量活性材料calix[4]quinone(C4Q)以不同比例(1:3–3:1)负载到有序介孔碳CMK-3中得到纳米复合材料C4Q/CMK-3, 并通过XRD, SEM, TEM和BET实验手段对此复合材料进行了形貌和结构的表征. 当C4Q在复合材料C4Q/CMK-3的比重为33.3% (1:2)时, 其电化学性能表现最佳. 首次循环放电容量为427 mA h g−1, 经过100次循环后, 放电容量保持率为58.7%. 在大电流1 C充放电下, 容量也能保持在170.4 mA h g−1. 该研究结果证实了此优化方法可以用来改善有机材料的循环稳定性.
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21403187), the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province of China (B2015203124) and the Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University.
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Shibing Zheng obtained his BSc degree at Hebei University of Engineering in China in 2015. He is currently a master candidate in Prof. Weiwei Huang’s group at Yanshan University. His research focuses on the synthesis and fabrication of polymer electrode materials for Li/Na battery.
Weiwei Huang obtained her BSc degree at Hebei Normal University of Science & Technology in China in 2005, MSc degree in inorganic chemistry at Hebei Normal University in 2008, and completed her PhD in physical chemistry at Nankai University in 2011. Then, she joined Prof. Chen Jun’s group at Nankai University as a postdoctoral fellow. Since 2013, she joined the School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering at Yanshan University (Qinhuangdao) as an associate professor. Her research is focused on the organic electrode materials for Li/Na battery.
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Zheng, S., Sun, H., Yan, B. et al. High-capacity organic electrode material calix[4] quinone/CMK-3 nanocomposite for lithium batteries. Sci. China Mater. 61, 1285–1290 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40843-018-9259-4
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