Aluminium-poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) rechargeable battery with ionic liquid electrolyte
Aluminium-poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) rechargeable battery with ionic liquid electrolyte
Aluminium is one of the promising negative electrode materials for modern batteries. It is environmentally abundant, affordable and recyclable, and its three-electron redox reaction offers high theoretical specific energy and power. However, the development of a suitable positive electrode continues to limit the practical performance of aluminium batteries. In this study, the application of a 3D conductive polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) as a potential positive electrode material is reported. The battery performance, C-rate versus capacity extraction and successive charge/discharge cycling of a full cell (aluminium (-); PEDOT (+); EMImCl-AlCl3 ionic liquid electrolyte) is investigated. The design of the PEDOT electrode (using 3D reticulated vitreous carbon as substrate) is studied, and is supported by microstructure characterisation. The aluminium-PEDOT battery provides 50–64 Wh kg−1 specific energy and 32–40 W kg−1 specific power. The battery has a coulombic efficiency >95%, stable operation over 100 cycles and charge rates up to 80C. In summary, direct and meaningful progress has been made towards achieving useful capacity and cycling stability from aluminium batteries intended for future energy storage.
3D electrode, Aluminium battery, Conductive polymer, Ionic liquid electrolyte, Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT)
Schoetz, Theresa
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Craig, Ben
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Ponce de Leon, Carlos
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Bund, Andreas
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Ueda, Mikito
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Low, Chee Tong John
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1 April 2020
Schoetz, Theresa
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Craig, Ben
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Ponce de Leon, Carlos
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Bund, Andreas
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Ueda, Mikito
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Low, Chee Tong John
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Schoetz, Theresa, Craig, Ben, Ponce de Leon, Carlos, Bund, Andreas, Ueda, Mikito and Low, Chee Tong John
(2020)
Aluminium-poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) rechargeable battery with ionic liquid electrolyte.
Journal of Energy Storage, 28, [101176].
(doi:10.1016/j.est.2019.101176).
Abstract
Aluminium is one of the promising negative electrode materials for modern batteries. It is environmentally abundant, affordable and recyclable, and its three-electron redox reaction offers high theoretical specific energy and power. However, the development of a suitable positive electrode continues to limit the practical performance of aluminium batteries. In this study, the application of a 3D conductive polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) as a potential positive electrode material is reported. The battery performance, C-rate versus capacity extraction and successive charge/discharge cycling of a full cell (aluminium (-); PEDOT (+); EMImCl-AlCl3 ionic liquid electrolyte) is investigated. The design of the PEDOT electrode (using 3D reticulated vitreous carbon as substrate) is studied, and is supported by microstructure characterisation. The aluminium-PEDOT battery provides 50–64 Wh kg−1 specific energy and 32–40 W kg−1 specific power. The battery has a coulombic efficiency >95%, stable operation over 100 cycles and charge rates up to 80C. In summary, direct and meaningful progress has been made towards achieving useful capacity and cycling stability from aluminium batteries intended for future energy storage.
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Accepted/In Press date: 21 December 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 7 January 2020
Published date: 1 April 2020
Keywords:
3D electrode, Aluminium battery, Conductive polymer, Ionic liquid electrolyte, Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT)
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Local EPrints ID: 437386
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/437386
ISSN: 2352-152X
PURE UUID: 049536ec-86c6-43d2-ac96-2ac1c67d3b46
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Date deposited: 29 Jan 2020 17:32
Last modified: 26 Nov 2021 05:40
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Theresa Schoetz
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Ben Craig
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Andreas Bund
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Mikito Ueda
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Chee Tong John Low
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