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Rechargeable organic batteries using chloro-substituted naphthazarin derivatives as positive electrode materials

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The use of redox active organic compounds as an alternative positive electrode material of rechargeable lithium batteries can be a solution for the resource issues of the current battery system. To satisfy both the high capacity and long cycle life of the batteries using organic active materials, naphthazarin (5,8-dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone) derivatives, which potentially exhibit a four-electron transfer redox reaction, were investigated. While the unsubstituted naphthazarin lithium salt (1), having a high theoretical capacity of up to about 550 mAh g−1, showed only half the expected capacity and a short cycle life as a positive electrode active material, the chloro-substituted ones (1-Cl 2 , 1-Cl 4 ) exhibited improved properties in both their initial capacity utilization and cycle life. In addition, the high stability of a chloro-substituted naphthazarin salt (1-Cl 4 ) was supported by a reversible electrochromic behavior during the redox reaction. The substituent effect of the naphthazarin derivatives on the cycle stability was discussed with respect to the battery performance and electrochromic behavior. Also, a guide for designing a new organic active material which shows a high capacity and long cycle life is suggested.

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We thank Ms. Miho Araki, AIST, for her technical support.

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  1. Research Institute of Electrochemical Energy, Department of Energy and Environment, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-8-31 Midorigaoka, Ikeda, Osaka, 563-8577, Japan

    Masaru Yao, Shinji Umetani, Hisanori Ando, Tetsu Kiyobayashi & Nobuhiko Takeichi

  2. Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka, 564-8680, Japan

    Masaru Yao, Shinji Umetani, Ryota Kondo & Hiroyuki T. Takeshita

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Yao, M., Umetani, S., Ando, H. et al. Rechargeable organic batteries using chloro-substituted naphthazarin derivatives as positive electrode materials. J Mater Sci 52, 12401–12408 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-1368-z

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