Ultra-strong capillarity of bioinspired micro/nanotunnels in organic cathodes enabled high-performance all-organic sodium-ion full batteries

[Display omitted] •Bio-inspired by wood’s microchannels, a PTCDA/NC/CNT cathode with mechanical deformability is designed.•Due to the strong capillarity, the organic cathode exhibits rather low impedance and ultrafast Na+ diffusion kinetics.•The flexible all-organic sodium-ion full battery delivers...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chemical engineering journal (Lausanne, Switzerland : 1996) Switzerland : 1996), 2021-09, Vol.420, p.127597, Article 127597
Hauptverfasser: Zhou, Gangyong, Mo, Lulu, Zhou, Chunyang, Wu, Yue, Lai, Feili, Lv, Yan, Ma, Jianmin, Miao, Yue-E, Liu, Tianxi
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Zusammenfassung:[Display omitted] •Bio-inspired by wood’s microchannels, a PTCDA/NC/CNT cathode with mechanical deformability is designed.•Due to the strong capillarity, the organic cathode exhibits rather low impedance and ultrafast Na+ diffusion kinetics.•The flexible all-organic sodium-ion full battery delivers ultrahigh energy density and power density. As one of the typical organic cathode materials for sodium ion batteries (SIBs), 3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride (PTCDA) is formidably challenged in practical applications because of its low electrical conductivity, sluggish reaction kinetics, inferior rate capability and cycle life. Inspired by the ultra-strong capillarity of wood’s aligned hierarchical microchannels toward ions and water during metabolism, we have designed a novel composite nanofibrous organic cathode consisting of PTCDA/nitrogen-doped carbon/carbon nanotubes (PTCDA/NC/CNT) for SIBs. The PTCDA/NC/CNT cathode exhibits rapid ionic/electronic transport properties and ultrafast reaction kinetics owing to the synergistic effects of the interconnected conductive frameworks and ultra-strong capillarity derivingfrom the hierarchical micro/nanotunnels. As a result, a highly reversible capacity of 135.6 mA h g−1 at 50 mA g−1, excellent rate performance and ultra-long cyclic stability with over 95% capacity retention after 500 cycles at 1000 mA g−1 are achieved for the PTCDA/NC/CNT cathode in SIBs. Remarkably, an all-organic battery using the PTCDA/NC/CNT cathode and conjugated sodium carboxylate/CNT anode also delivers a high energy density of 85 W h kg−1 at a power density of 665 W kg−1. This bio-inspired design provides a promising strategy for the development of next-generation all-organic sodium-ion full batteries.
ISSN:1385-8947
1873-3212
DOI:10.1016/j.cej.2020.127597