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CC BY 4.0 · Organic Materials 2023; 5(01): 21-34
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1757981
Organic Materials in India
Review

New Avenues for Organic Redox Materials as Sustainable Lithium-ion Battery Cathodes

Deepak Gupta 
a   Institute de la Matière Condense et des Nanosciences (IMCN), Université catholique de Louvain, Place L. Pasteur 1, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Shilpa Jain Gupta
b   Department of Chemistry, Shivaji College, University of Delhi, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Shivaji Enclave, Raja Garden, New Delhi, Delhi 110027, India
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Alexandru Vlad 
a   Institute de la Matière Condense et des Nanosciences (IMCN), Université catholique de Louvain, Place L. Pasteur 1, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Abstract

As the demand for electrification of means of transportation and storage of electrical energy for later use is skyrocketing, rechargeable Li-ion batteries (LIBs) are at the heart of this revolution. Acknowledging the carbon footprints, environmental concerns and cost of the commercial cathode materials, this is the high time to advocate sustainable alternatives. This review aims at establishing the potential of organic redox-active molecules as a burgeoning class of sustainable solid cathode materials for LIBs. The materials are classified according to their structural features (molecules, metallo-organic complexes, and organic/metal–organic frameworks) and electrochemical performance to lay emphasis on practical applications and bottlenecks in commercialization. However, these materials are still in early stages of development, and new frontiers have been explored in the last five years.

Key words

batteries - Li-ion batteries - organic materials - energy storage


Publication History

Received: 24 August 2022

Accepted after revision: 01 December 2022

Article published online:
25 January 2023

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