High Voltage, Transition Metal Complex Enables Efficient Electrochemical Energy Storage in a Li-Ion Battery Full Cell

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• 作者：Qi Zheng ; Zhihui Niu ; Jing Ye ; Shun Zhang ; Luwei Zhang ; Lixing Li ; Yu Zhao and Xiaohong Zhang
• 刊名：Advanced Functional Materials
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 26, 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：27
• 期：4
• 全文大小：1245K
• ISSN：1616-3028

文摘

Efficient energy storage systems impact profoundly the renewable energy future. The performance of current electrical energy storage technologies falls well short of requirements for using electrical energy efficiently in transportation, commercial, and residential applications. This paper explores the possibility by using transition-metal-based complexes as active materials in a Li-ion battery full cell that synergizes the concept of both lithium-ion batteries and redox flow batteries. A cathode made from transition metal complex, [Fe(bpy)₃](BF₄)₂, exhibits high discharge voltage approaching 4 V (vs Li/Li⁺). When coupled with a Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ anode, the Li-ion full battery exhibits a cell voltage exceeding 2.2 V and decent cycling efficiencies with Coulombic efficiency and energy/voltage efficiencies above 99% and 92%/93%, respectively. Such a Li-ion battery full cell offers distinct features such as low cost and flexibility in molecular structure design. The result reveals a generic design route toward iron-based complexes as cathode materials with good electrochemical performances.