Organic quinone compounds have attracted wide attention due to their high theoretical capacities.Here,a novel cyclic macromolecular calix[6]quinone(C6Q),which possesses 6 p-quinone units and can provide 12 electrochem...Organic quinone compounds have attracted wide attention due to their high theoretical capacities.Here,a novel cyclic macromolecular calix[6]quinone(C6Q),which possesses 6 p-quinone units and can provide 12 electrochemical active sites,has been applied as a promising cathode material in lithium ion batteries(LIBs).The as-fabricated LIBs exhibited an initial specific capacity as high as 423 mA h g^-1(Ctheo=447 mA h g^-1)at 0.1 C.After 100 cycles,the capacity of C6Q maintained at 216 mA h g^-1,and even after 300 cycles,C6Q still achieved a high specific capacity of 195 mA h g^-1 with negligible capacity fading(as compared with the 100th cycle).Due to the large capacity and wide electrochemical window,C6Q can deliver a specific energy up to 1201 W h kg^-1.In addition,the method of immobilizing C6Q with ordered mesoporous carbon(OMC)CMK-3 could further enhance the electrochemical performance of C6Q.展开更多
基金the financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21875206 and 21403187)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2015T80229)the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province (B2019203487)
文摘Organic quinone compounds have attracted wide attention due to their high theoretical capacities.Here,a novel cyclic macromolecular calix[6]quinone(C6Q),which possesses 6 p-quinone units and can provide 12 electrochemical active sites,has been applied as a promising cathode material in lithium ion batteries(LIBs).The as-fabricated LIBs exhibited an initial specific capacity as high as 423 mA h g^-1(Ctheo=447 mA h g^-1)at 0.1 C.After 100 cycles,the capacity of C6Q maintained at 216 mA h g^-1,and even after 300 cycles,C6Q still achieved a high specific capacity of 195 mA h g^-1 with negligible capacity fading(as compared with the 100th cycle).Due to the large capacity and wide electrochemical window,C6Q can deliver a specific energy up to 1201 W h kg^-1.In addition,the method of immobilizing C6Q with ordered mesoporous carbon(OMC)CMK-3 could further enhance the electrochemical performance of C6Q.
