Anion Storage Chemistry of Organic Cathodes for High-Energy and High-Power Density Divalent Metal Batteries.

ABSTRACT: Multivalent batteries show promising prospects for next-generation sustainable energy storage applications. Herein, we report a polytriphenylamine (PTPAn) composite cathode capable of highly reversible storage of tetrakis(hexafluoroisopropyloxy) borate [B(hfip)₄ ] anions in both Magnesium (Mg) and calcium (Ca) battery systems. Spectroscopic and computational studies reveal the redox reaction mechanism of the PTPAn cathode material. The Mg and Ca cells exhibit a cell voltage >3 V, a high-power density of ∼∼3000 W kg^-1 and a high-energy density of ∼∼300 Wh kg^-1 , respectively. Moreover, the combination of the PTPAn cathode with a calcium-tin (Ca-Sn) alloy anode could enable a long battery-life of 3000 cycles with a capacity retention of 60 %. The anion storag

SUBMITTER: Xiu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10107827 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature