Light-Assisted Rechargeable Lithium Batteries: Organic Molecules for Simultaneous Energy Harvesting and Storage
| Autor: | Sitakanta Satapathy, Naresh Kumar Thangavel, Keiko Kato, Ganguli Babu, Leela Mohana Reddy Arava, Ali Mojibpour, George John, Anand B. Puthirath, Kiran Mahankali, Mikhail Miroshnikov, Liangliang Dong, Palash Bharadwaj, Pulickel M. Ajayan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Materials science
business.industry Band gap Mechanical Engineering chemistry.chemical_element Bioengineering 02 engineering and technology General Chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics Electrochemistry Energy storage Cathode Lithium battery law.invention chemistry law Electrode Optoelectronics General Materials Science Lithium 0210 nano-technology business Faraday efficiency |
| Zdroj: | Nano Letters. 21:907-913 |
| ISSN: | 1530-6992 1530-6984 |
| Popis: | Lithium batteries that could be charged on exposure to sunlight will bring exciting new energy storage technologies. Here, we report a photorechargeable lithium battery employing nature-derived organic molecules as a photoactive and lithium storage electrode material. By absorbing sunlight of a desired frequency, lithiated tetrakislawsone electrodes generate electron-hole pairs. The holes oxidize the lithiated tetrakislawsone to tetrakislawsone while the generated electrons flow from the tetrakislawsone cathode to the Li metal anode. During electrochemical operation, the observed rise in charging current, specific capacity, and Coulombic efficiency under light irradiation in contrast to the absence of light indicates that the quinone-based organic electrode is acting as both photoactive and lithium storage material. Careful selection of electrode materials with optimal bandgap to absorb the intended frequency of sunlight and functional groups to accept Li-ions reversibly is a key to the progress of solar rechargeable batteries. |
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