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Polymer batteries have attracted increasing attention because of their advantages of good flexibility, high compatibility with organic electrolytes, and high environmental friendliness. However, the low utilization rate of the redox-active units buried in polymeric network and the slow kinetics of the electrochemical reactions hinder their development. Herein, mono-and diviologen functionalities are attached to a tetramethylbiphenol-derived poly(arylene ether ketone) (TPAEK) by postmodification to yield two redox-active polymers MV-TPAEK and 2MV-TPAEK, respectively, and polymer electrodes are prepared by mixing them with N-doped carbon nanotubes without binders. When paired with the Li counter electrode, the MV-TPAEK and 2MV-TPAEK electrodes deliver specific discharge capacities of 93.3 and 95.4 mA h g-1, respectively, at a current rate of 0.1 C and maintain 36.1 and 42.3 mA h g-1, respectively, after 100 galvanostatic cycles. When the current rate is increased to 10 C, the specific discharge capacities are lowered to 13.9 and 25.8 mA h g-1, respectively, for the MV-TPAEK and 2MV-TPAEK electrodes due to the increased electrochemical polarizations. All of these results prove that the 2MV-TPAEK electrode is better than the MV-TPAEK electrode. When the counter electrode is changed to Na, the trend remains the same. Given the fact that the two polymers have an identical backbone, the improved electrochemical performance of 2MVTPAEK may be ascribed to the larger mobility of the extended 2MV pendant, which is beneficial for the formation of more molecular voids and stacked intermediate structures for better charge transfer. This study paves the way for the molecular design of redox-active polymers for high-performance polymer batteries.
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ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
ISSN: 2574-0962
Year: 2023
Issue: 8
Volume: 6
Page: 4475-4486
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ESI Discipline: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
ESI HC Threshold:49
JCR Journal Grade:2
CAS Journal Grade:3
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