As mentioned above, the fabrication of battery electrodes usually involves mixing the organic electroactive materials with other components. Of major importance is the interfacing with conductive additives, given the insulating nature of most organic materials.
Organic solid electrode materials are promising for new generation batteries. A large variety of small molecule and polymeric organic electrode materials exist. Modelling and characterization techniques provide insight into charge and discharge. Several examples for all-organic battery cells have been reported to date.
A notable family of such materials is organic battery electrode materials (OBEMs), which comprise electrochemically redox-active organic compounds including molecules, polymers, and organometallics where the organic components contribute to redox activity.
Modern organic electrode materials will potentially enable the latest battery chemistries for meeting the cost, safety, and specific energy requirements of electric vehicles and grid storage.
NPG Asia Materials 16, Article number: 37 (2024) Cite this article Organic electrode materials (OEMs) possess low discharge potentials and charge‒discharge rates, making them suitable for use as affordable and eco-friendly rechargeable energy storage systems without needing metals such as lithium or sodium.
Cite this: ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 5, 5361–5380 Organic and polymer materials have been extensively investigated as electrode materials for rechargeable batteries because of the low cost, abundance, environmental benignity, and high sustainability.