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Probing electrochemical reactions in organic cathode materials via in operando infrared spectroscopy

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  • Alen Vizintin

    (National Institute of Chemistry)

  • Jan Bitenc

    (National Institute of Chemistry)

  • Anja Kopač Lautar

    (National Institute of Chemistry)

  • Klemen Pirnat

    (National Institute of Chemistry)

  • Jože Grdadolnik

    (National Institute of Chemistry)

  • Jernej Stare

    (National Institute of Chemistry)

  • Anna Randon-Vitanova

    (Honda R&D Europe GmbH)

  • Robert Dominko

    (National Institute of Chemistry)

Abstract

Organic materials are receiving an increasing amount of attention as electrode materials for future post lithium-ion batteries due to their versatility and sustainability. However, their electrochemical reaction mechanism has seldom been investigated. This is a direct consequence of a lack of straightforward and broadly available analytical techniques. Herein, a straightforward in operando attenuated total reflectance infrared spectroscopy method is developed that allows visualization of changes of all infrared active bands that occur as a consequence of reduction/oxidation processes. In operando infrared spectroscopy is applied to the analysis of three different organic polymer materials in lithium batteries. Moreover, this in operando method is further extended to investigation of redox reaction mechanism of poly(anthraquinonyl sulfide) in a magnesium battery, where a reduction of carbonyl bond is demonstrated as a mechanism of electrochemical activity. Conclusions done by the in operando results are complemented by synthesis of model compound and density functional theory calculation of infrared spectra.

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  • Alen Vizintin & Jan Bitenc & Anja Kopač Lautar & Klemen Pirnat & Jože Grdadolnik & Jernej Stare & Anna Randon-Vitanova & Robert Dominko, 2018. "Probing electrochemical reactions in organic cathode materials via in operando infrared spectroscopy," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-03114-1
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03114-1
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