Hybrid carboxylate-Schiff-bases as electroactive anode materials for potassium-ion batteries

Three new crystalline potassium salts of hybrid carboxylate/Schiff-base oligomers are reported as electrochemically active anode materials for potassium ion batteries. One of them is constituted by the phenyl “dimer” KOOC-ϕ-C=N-ϕ-COOK (BSK-1) and the other two by the isomer “trimers” KOOC-ϕ-C=N-ϕ-N=...

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Autores: Castillo Martínez, Elisabet, Solana Madruga, Elena, Ebrahimi Koodehi, Sohaila, Leskes, Michal, del Burgo Olivares, Carlos, Linage, Martín, Martín Gandul, María Del Carmen, Sánchez Ahijon, Elena, Sánchez Ahijón, Elena, Cascos, Vanessa, Cascos Jiménez, Vanessa Amelia, Avila Brande, Ávila Brande, David
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/125100
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/125100
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:546
K-ion batteries
Batteries
Anode
Electrochemical energy storage
Schiff-bases
Structure
Microstructure
Coplanarity
Química inorgánica (Química)
2303 Química Inorgánica
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Sumario:Three new crystalline potassium salts of hybrid carboxylate/Schiff-base oligomers are reported as electrochemically active anode materials for potassium ion batteries. One of them is constituted by the phenyl “dimer” KOOC-ϕ-C=N-ϕ-COOK (BSK-1) and the other two by the isomer “trimers” KOOC-ϕ-C=N-ϕ-N=C-ϕ-COOK (BSK-2 A) and KOOC-ϕ-N=C-ϕ-C=N-ϕ-COOK (BSK-2B). A structural model refined from powder X-ray diffraction data is discussed for the short (dimeric) salt. A pseudo-monoclinic unit cell, with space group P and lattice parameters a = 15.88(1) Å, b = 5.772(2) Å, c = 3.887(1) Å and β = 98.8(1)0, contains a single molecule. Crystal packing of the aromatic molecules can be described by a slipped π-stacking along the c-axis. All three oligomers are electrochemically active at voltages low enough to be used as anode in potassium ion batteries, at average voltages of 1.2 V vs K+/K for the dimer and 1.05 V vs K+/K for the trimers. Combined with 3.9 M KFSI in DME electrolyte, they show reversible capacities of 115 mAh/g (dimer), 233 mAh/g (BSK-2 A) and 104 mAh/g (BSK-2B) at C/10, with capacity retentions at 1C of 74% and 65% for the dimer and the trimers respectively. Based on the dQ/dV plots, the trimers react through two solid solution mechanisms, forming a stable radical intermediate, whereas the dimer changes from a single solid solution to a solid-solution+biphasic reaction. Future in-situ x-ray diffraction studies based on the solved crystal packing should enable to confirm these mechanisms.