This chapter will primarily focus on the advances made in recent years and specify the development of organic electrode materials for their applications in rechargeable lithium batteries, sodium batteries and redox flow batteries. Four various organic cathode materials, including conjugated carbonyl compounds, conducting polymers, organosulfides and free radical polymers, are introduced in terms of their electrochemical performances in these three battery systems. Fundamental issues related to the synthesis-structure-activity correlations, involved work principles in energy storage systems, and capacity fading mechanisms are also discussed.
Revised: July 28, 2015 |
Published: June 28, 2015
Citation
Cao R., J. Qian, J. Zhang, and W. Xu. 2015.Organic Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Batteries. In Rechargeable Batteries: Green Energy and Technology, edited by ZC Xhang and SS Zhang. 637-671. New York, New York:Springer-Verlag.PNNL-SA-105646.