An Alternative to Carbon Additives: The Fabrication of Conductive Layers Enabled by Soluble Conducting Polymer Precursors – A Case Study for Organic Batteries
Christian Strietzel, Kouki Oka, Maria Strømme, Rikard Emanuelsson, Martin Sjödin
Abstract
cathode. The battery displayed a voltage of 0.95 V, retaining 93% of the initial capacity even after 500 cycles at 1 C. The strategy of using a solution-processable CP precursor opens up for new organic battery designs and facile evaluation of RPs in such.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceRedoxOrganic radical batteryChemical engineeringElectrodeBattery (electricity)Conductive polymerPolymerCathodeNanotechnologyElectrochemistryComposite materialChemistryQuantum mechanicsPower (physics)MetallurgyPhysicsPhysical chemistryEngineeringConducting polymers and applicationsAdvanced battery technologies researchAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies