Issue 78, 2015

High power organic cathodes using thin films of electropolymerized benzidine polymers

Abstract

Thin films of benzidine polymers were electrochemically deposited directly onto conductive substrates by oxidative coupling of di- and trianilinoalkane monomers. The electropolymerization and electrochemical properties of the polymers were optimized by varying the alkyl linker. Polymer films exhibited two reversible one-electron transfers at high potentials (>3.3 V vs. Li/Li+) and maintained discharge capacities in excess of 150 mA h g−1 even when discharged in under 4 seconds.

Graphical abstract: High power organic cathodes using thin films of electropolymerized benzidine polymers

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Jun 2015
Accepted
13 Aug 2015
First published
20 Aug 2015

Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 14674-14677

High power organic cathodes using thin films of electropolymerized benzidine polymers

T. Truong, G. W. Coates and H. D. Abruña, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 14674 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC05134G

To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.

If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Social activity

Spotlight

Advertisements