Organic Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Batteries

The first attempt to use organic cathode materials for lithium batteries started 40 years ago when Williams et al. [18] proposed dichloroisocyanuric acid, a positive N-chloro compound with carbonyl functionalities, as a high energy density material for a primary lithium battery. Later, Alt et al. [33] investigated the possibility of quinone compounds with carbonyl functionalities as secondary (i.e. rechargeable) battery cathode materials. Since then, lots of carbonyl compounds have been investigated for cathode or anode materials in lithium batteries [21, 34—... 

The three functional components of an Li-ion rechargeable battery are the anode, the cathode, and the electrolyte. In a conventional Li-ion cell, the anode is normally made from carbon, the cathode is made from metallic oxide, and the electrolyte is made from a lithium salt in an organic solvent. The following materials are used for the three distinct components of the lithium cell ... 

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