Perylenediimide dyes as a cheap and sustainable cathode for lithium ion batteries

作者:Zhu, Xiaoming; Liu, Xiaoling; Deng, Wenwen; Xiao, Lifen; Yang, Hanxi; Cao, Yuliang*
来源:Materials Letters, 2016, 175: 191-194.
DOI:10.1016/j.matlet.2016.04.038

摘要

Perylenediimide dyes are a large family of conjugated small molecules with redox-active carbonyl/hydroxyl groups, which can uptake and release Li ions reversibly as low cost organic materials for next generation lithium ion batteries. In this paper, we report a series of industrially available, low price and non-toxic perylenediimide dyes, which can reversibly bind 2 Li+ ions per molecular unit, delivering a redox capacity of 100-130 mAh g(-1) with excellent rate capability and cycling stability, offering an attractive alternative to conventional transition-metal-based inorganic cathodes for sustainable Li ion batteries.