Nano-Micro Letters, Volume. 16, Issue 1, 013(2024)

Structural Isomers: Small Change with Big Difference in Anion Storage

Huichao Dai1、†, Yuan Chen1,2、†, Yueyue Cao1, Manli Fu1, Linnan Guan1, Guoqun Zhang1, Lei Gong1, Mi Tang3, Kun Fan4, and Chengliang Wang1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Integrated Circuits, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO), Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People’s Republic of China
  • 2Wenzhou Advanced Manufacturing Institute, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wenzhou 325035, People’s Republic of China
  • 3Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People’s Republic of China
  • 4School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, People’s Republic of China
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    Organic electrode materials are promising for batteries. However, the reported organic electrodes are often facing the challenges of low specific capacity, low voltage, poor rate capability and vague charge storage mechanisms, etc. Isomers are good platform to investigate the charge storage mechanisms and enhance the performance of batteries, which, however, have not been focused in batteries. Herein, two isomers are reported for batteries. As a result, the isomer tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) could store two monovalent anions reversibly, deriving an average discharge voltage of 1.05 V and a specific capacity of 220 mAh g-1 at a current density of 2 C. On the other hand, the other isomer tetrathianaphthalene could only reversibly store one monovalent anion and upon further oxidation, it would undergo an irreversible solid-state molecular rearrangement to TTF. The molecular rearrangement was confirmed by electrochemical performances, X-ray diffraction patterns, nuclear magnetic resonance spectra, and 1H detected heteronuclear multiple bond correlation spectra. These results suggested the small structural change could lead to a big difference in anion storage, and we hope this work will stimulate more attention to the structural design for boosting the performance of organic batteries.

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    Huichao Dai, Yuan Chen, Yueyue Cao, Manli Fu, Linnan Guan, Guoqun Zhang, Lei Gong, Mi Tang, Kun Fan, Chengliang Wang. Structural Isomers: Small Change with Big Difference in Anion Storage[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 013

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Aug. 19, 2023

    Accepted: Oct. 5, 2023

    Published Online: Jan. 23, 2025

    The Author Email: Wang Chengliang (clwang@hust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s40820-023-01239-7

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