Organic Anodes

Organic electrode materials (OEMs) have remained at the periphery of research in energy storage systems over the last couple of decades. However, given the widening span of applications, organic materials are expected to gain prominence in the coming years, as they truly complement the green theme of energy storage systems. Apart from sustainable sourcing and benign recycling, several classes of redox-active molecules can be designed owing to the rich diversity of organic chemistry. They are applied as both negative and positive electrodes for rechargeable batteries, and the working voltages can be tuned on demand. On account of greater interest in developing suitable anode materials for sodium-ion batteries (NIBs), the research in our group is driven towards developing new organic materials for NIBs that deliver high capacities at lower potentials and exhibit long-term cycling stability. Additionally, we also are interested in developing synthesis methods for the large-scale preparation of organic materials.

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