Electrochimica Acta, Vol.178, 55-59, 2015
An All-solid-state and All-organic Sodium-ion Battery based on Redox-active Polymers and Plastic Crystal Electrolyte
A solid state Na+ electrolyte is developed by dissolving Na+ salts into the organic crystal succinonitrile, which exhibits a high ionic conductivity of similar to 10(-3) S cm(-1) at room temperature and a wide electrochemical window of >3 V. Based on this solid-state electrolyte, an all-organic Na-ion battery is constructed by use of poly(aniline/o-nitroaniline) (P(AN-NA)) cathode and poly(anthraquinonyl sulfide) (PAQS) anode. This solid-state battery works well with an open circuit voltage of 2.4 V and can be cycled at considerable high rate of >800 mA g(-1), showing a competitive performance to the organic solvent Na-ion batteries. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords:Sodium ion batteries;Solid-state electrolyte;Organic materials;Plastic crystal electrolyte;Electric energy storage