Superior Multielectron-Transferring Energy Storage by π-d Conjugated Frameworks
Dong Xia1, Ken Sakaushi1, Andrey Lyalin1,2
1Center for Green Research on Energy and Environmental Materials, National Institute for Materials Science 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan.
Abstract:
Reversible multielectron-transfer materials are of considerable interest because of the potential impact to advance present electrochemical energy storage technology by boosting energy density. To date, a few oxide-based materials can reach an electron-transfer number per metal-cation (eM ) larger than 2 upon a (de)intercalation mechanism. However, these materials suffer from degradation due to irreversible rearrangements of the cation-oxygen bonds, and are based on precious metals, for example, Ir and Ru. Hence, a design of the non-oxide-based reversible multielectron-transfer materials with abundant elements can provide a promising alternative. Herein, it is demonstrated that the bis(diimino)copper framework can show eM = 3.5 with cation/anion co-redox mechanism together with a dual-ion mechanism. In this study, the role of the cation-anion interactions is unveiled by using an experiment/theory collaboration applied to a series of the model non-oxide abundant electrode systems based on different metal-nitrogen bonds. These models provide designer multielectron-transfer due to the tunable π-d conjugated electronic structures. It is found that the Cu-nitrogen bonds show a unique reversible rearrangement upon Li-intercalation, and this process responds to acquire a significant reversible multielectron-transfer. This work provides new insights into the affordable multielectron-transfer electrodes and uncovers an alternative strategy to advance the electrochemical energy storage reactions.
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