Themed collection Polymers for Electrochemical Energy Storage

This study reviews the recent developments and the characteristics of polymeric separators used for lithium ion batteries.

A key component for all-vanadium redox flow batteries is the membrane separator, which separates the positive and negative half-cells and prevents the cross-mixing of vanadium ions, while providing required ionic conductivity.

We discuss recent progresses on anisotropic ion transport in solid polymer electrolytes.

The chemistry, methods, and results of corrosion studies on zinc coating using polymer-containing materials may be exploited in the development of the next generations of hybrid rechargeable aqueous batteries.

This review article on conducting polymers discusses the background & theory behind their conductivity, the methods to nano-engineer special morphologies & recent contributions to the field of energy (e.g. supercapacitors, batteries and fuel cells).

High sulfur content copolymers were prepared via inverse vulcanization of sulfur with 1,4-diphenylbutadiyne (DiPhDY) for use as the active cathode material in lithium–sulfur batteries.

Redox-active, phenothiazine-functionalized polymers were synthesized and employed as a promising cathode-active material (∼3.7 V vs. Li, 77 Ah kg⁻¹) in a rechargeable battery.

The development of a high performance Li–S battery based on a composite gel polymer electrolyte with unique density gradients of silica nanoparticles.

Highly porous three-dimensional core (carbon nanotube)–shell (polyaniline) conductive hydrogels synergize the advantageous features of hydrogels and conductive materials, showing enhanced electrical conductivity and electrochemical activity.

A template-free synthesis method is used to create polypyrrole microtubes on stainless steel mesh substrates. The physical and electrochemical properties of the microtubes can be tailored by changing substrate dimensions and growth conditions.

Bi-dispersed hybrid nanoparticle electrolytes exhibit high ionic conductivity and reduced activation energy, enabling electrolytes with high particle loading.

CNFs derived from electrospun immiscible blend of PAN and PMMA (95 : 5) afforded a specific capacitance of 140 F g⁻¹ and an energy density of 67 W h kg⁻¹ (active material) at 3.5 V in coin cell supercapacitors using an ionic liquid electrolyte.

PEO-grafted nanoparticles and hydroxylated nanoparticles demonstrate different ionic conductivity–viscosity temperature dependence in nanocomposite ionomers.

A lithium-ion polymer cell assembled with a composite polymer electrolyte containing optimized core–shell SiO₂ particles exhibited good cycling performance.

Excellent cyclability of polyimide–polyether block copolymers used as cathode materials in lithium batteries was demonstrated.

Asymmetric, all-organic supercapacitors (containing an aqueous electrolyte), exhibiting a capacitance of 25 F g⁻¹ (or 2.3 F cm⁻²) at a current density of 20 mA cm⁻² and a maximum cell voltage of 1.6 V, are presented.

Using polyaniline nanofibers and graphene oxide sheets, we demonstrate here the successful layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly of the two anisotropic nanomaterials using a water-based spray-on approach.

A conducting polymer matrix of PEDOT:PSS is incorporated into SnO₂/reduced graphene oxide composite for increasing the stability of lithium-ion battery anodes.

Amorphous PEO-ionic liquid–LiX polymer electrolytes containing mixed imide anions exhibit high ionic conductivity and lithium plating–stripping capability at moderate temperatures.

Tapered block polymer electrolytes have been developed and exhibited enhanced room temperature conductivity relative to poly(styrene-b-ethylene oxide) (P(S-EO)) and non-tapered poly(s-b-oligo-oxyethylene methacrylate) (P(S-OEM)) counterparts.

Introducing a linker unit in polypyrrole/quinone conducting redox polymers dramatically reduces the interaction between the two redox systems. Moreover, increasing its length and flexibility completely eliminates the interaction.

Two dimensional graphene oxide (GO) sheets with high surface area and excellent mechanical properties are introduced into a solid polyethylene oxide/lithium salt electrolyte.

In this work, the effect of nitrogen on the double layer (DL) capacitance of nitrogen-doped ordered mesoporous carbon (NOMC) is studied.