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Structure-property relationships in disodium anthracene dicarboxylate for sodium-ion storage via 3D electron diffraction

Structure-property relationships in disodium anthracene dicarboxylate for sodium-ion storage via 3D electron diffraction
Structure-property relationships in disodium anthracene dicarboxylate for sodium-ion storage via 3D electron diffraction

Organic materials are increasingly commanding attention as a sustainable choice for charge storage in rechargeable batteries. To fully realise their promise, significantly more understanding is needed in terms of structure-property correlations. Here we report a highly conjugated molecule, disodium anthracene-9,10-carboxylate (Na2ADC), synthesised using rapid microwave-assisted heating and evaluated as an anode material in sodium-ion batteries. Detailed material characterisation is reported, including the crystal structure determined from three-dimensional electron diffraction (3D ED) studies, demonstrating the suitability and advantage of this method for the structural characterisation of organic electrode materials. This study highlights the role of molecular design and structural properties in facilitating the delivery of high-performing organic electrode materials.

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Desai, Aamod V., Seleghini, Heitor S., Rainer, Daniel N., Stanzione, Maximillian G., Cordes, David B., Magdysyuk, Oxana V., McKay, Aidan P., Coles, Simon J., Ashbrook, Sharon E., Morris, Russell E. and Armstrong, A. Robert (2025) Structure-property relationships in disodium anthracene dicarboxylate for sodium-ion storage via 3D electron diffraction. Chemical Communications, 61, 11433-11436. (doi:10.1039/d5cc03175c).

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Organic materials are increasingly commanding attention as a sustainable choice for charge storage in rechargeable batteries. To fully realise their promise, significantly more understanding is needed in terms of structure-property correlations. Here we report a highly conjugated molecule, disodium anthracene-9,10-carboxylate (Na2ADC), synthesised using rapid microwave-assisted heating and evaluated as an anode material in sodium-ion batteries. Detailed material characterisation is reported, including the crystal structure determined from three-dimensional electron diffraction (3D ED) studies, demonstrating the suitability and advantage of this method for the structural characterisation of organic electrode materials. This study highlights the role of molecular design and structural properties in facilitating the delivery of high-performing organic electrode materials.

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Accepted/In Press date: 19 June 2025
e-pub ahead of print date: 23 June 2025

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Local EPrints ID: 504307
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/504307
ISSN: 1359-7345
PURE UUID: 1f11a653-a08f-44bb-8db4-466cd7dfece0
ORCID for Daniel N. Rainer: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3272-3161
ORCID for Simon J. Coles: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8414-9272

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Date deposited: 04 Sep 2025 16:33
Last modified: 05 Sep 2025 02:08

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Author: Aamod V. Desai
Author: Heitor S. Seleghini
Author: Daniel N. Rainer ORCID iD
Author: Maximillian G. Stanzione
Author: David B. Cordes
Author: Oxana V. Magdysyuk
Author: Aidan P. McKay
Author: Simon J. Coles ORCID iD
Author: Sharon E. Ashbrook
Author: Russell E. Morris
Author: A. Robert Armstrong

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