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- Ail, Ujwala, et al.
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Effect of Sulfonation Level on Lignin/Carbon Composite Electrodes for Large-Scale Organic Batteries
- 2020
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Ingår i: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. - : AMER CHEMICAL SOC. - 2168-0485. ; 8:49, s. 17933-17944
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The key figure-of-merit for materials in stationary energy storage applications, such as large-scale energy storage for buildings and grids, is the cost per kilo per electrochemical cycle, rather than the energy density. In this regard, forest-based biopolymers such as lignin, are attractive, as they are abundant on Earth. Here, we explored lignin as an electroactive battery material, able to store two electrons per hydroquinone aromatic ring, with the targeted operation in aqueous electrolytes. The impact of the sulfonation level of lignin on the performance of its composite electrode with carbon was investigated by considering three lignin derivatives: lignosulfonate (LS), partially desulfonated lignosulfonate (DSLS), and fully desulfonated lignin (KL, lignin produced by the kraft process). Partial desulfonation helped in better stability of the composite in aqueous media, simultaneously favoring its water processability. In this way, a route to promote ionic conductivity within the lignin/carbon composite electrodes was developed, facilitating the access to the entire bulk of the volumetric electrodes. Electrochemical performance of DSLS/C showed highly dominant Faradaic contribution (66%) towards the total capacity, indicating an efficient mixed ionic-electronic transport within the lignin-carbon phase, displaying a capacity of 38 mAh/g at 0.25 A/g and 69% of capacity retention after 2200 cycles at a rate of 1 A/g.
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- Ajjan, Fátima, 1986-, et al.
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Doped Conjugated Polymer Enclosing a Redox Polymer : Wiring Polyquinones with Poly(3,4‐Ethylenedioxythiophene)
- 2020
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Ingår i: Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 2699-9412. ; 1:2
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The mass implementation of renewable energies is limited by the absence of efficient and affordable technology to store electrical energy. Thus, the development of new materials is needed to improve the performance of actual devices such as batteries or supercapacitors. Herein, the facile consecutive chemically oxidative polymerization of poly(1-amino-5-chloroanthraquinone) (PACA) and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (PEDOT) resulting in a water dispersible material PACA-PEDOT is shown. The water-based slurry made of PACA-PEDOT nanoparticles can be processed as film coated in ambient atmosphere, a critical feature for scaling up the electrode manufacturing. The novel redox polymer electrode is a nanocomposite that withstands rapid charging (16 A g−1) and delivers high power (5000 W kg−1). At lower current density its storage capacity is high (198 mAh g−1) and displays improved cycling stability (60% after 5000 cycles). Its great electrochemical performance results from the combination of the redox reversibility of the quinone groups in PACA that allows a high amount of charge storage via Faradaic reactions and the high electronic conductivity of PEDOT to access to the redox-active sites. These promising results demonstrate the potential of PACA-PEDOT to make easily organic electrodes from a water-coating process, without toxic metals, and operating in non-flammable aqueous electrolyte for large scale pseudocapacitors.
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- Andersson, Mattias, et al.
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Intrinsic and extrinsic influences on the temperature dependence of mobility in conjugated polymers
- 2008
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Ingår i: Organic electronics. - : Elsevier. - 1566-1199 .- 1878-5530. ; 9:5, s. 569-574
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The temperature dependence of charge carrier mobility in conjugated polymers and their blends with fullerenes is investigated with different electrical methods, through field effect transistor (FET), space charge limited current (SCLC) and charge extraction (CELIV) measurements. Simple models, such as the Gaussian disorder model (GDM), are shown to accurately predict the temperature behavior, and a good correlation between the different measurement methods is obtained. Inconsistent charge carrier concentrations in the modeling are explained through intrinsic non-equilibrium effects, and are responsible for the limited applicability of existing numerical models. A severe extrinsic influence from water in FETs with a hydrophilic insulator interface is also demonstrated. The presence of water leads to a significant overestimate of the disorder in the materials from measurements close to room temperature and erratic behavior in the 150-350 K range. To circumvent this problem it is shown to be necessary to measure under ultra high vacuum (UHV) conditions. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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- Andersson, Mats R., et al.
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Electroluminescence from Substituted Poly(thiophenes) : From Blue to Near-Infrared
- 1995
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Ingår i: Macromolecules. - : American Chemical Society. - 0024-9297 .- 1520-5835. ; 28:22, s. 7525-7529
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We report a systematic approach to the control of the conjugation length along the poly(thiophene) backbone. The planarity of the main chain can be permanently modified by altering the pattern of substitution and character of the substituents on the poly(thiophene) chain, and the conjugation length is thus modified. We obtain blue, green, orange, red, and near-infrared electroluminescence from four chemically distinct poly(thiophenes). The external quantum efficiencies are in the range of 0.01-0.6%.
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- Andersson, Mats R., et al.
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Improved photoluminescence efficiency of films from conjugated polymers
- 1997
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Ingår i: Synthetic metals. - : Elsevier. - 0379-6779 .- 1879-3290. ; 85:1-3, s. 1383-1384
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We have demonstrated two general ways to increase the photoluminescence efficiency of films from conjugated polymers. One is to disperse the conjugated polymer on a molecular level by using attractive forces between the conjugated polymer and the matrix. The other method is to substitute the conjugated polymer with side chains which separates the conjugated backbones. Using this idea a new poly(thiophene) with a photoluminescence efficiency of 16% in films has been prepared. LEDs from this polymer exhibit an external efficiency of 0.1% for single layer and 0.7% for double layer diodes.
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- Andersson, Mats R., et al.
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Regioselective polymerization of 3-(4-octylphenyl)thiophene with FeCl3
- 1994
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Ingår i: Macromolecules. - : American Chemical Society. - 0024-9297 .- 1520-5835. ; 27:22, s. 6503-6506
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We have shown that it is possible to regioselectively polymerize 3-(4-octylphenyl) thiophene with FeCl3. Adding FeCl3 slowly to the monomer leads to a soft and therefore regioselective polymerization. The head-to-tail content was determined by H-1 NMR to be 94 +/- 2%. Thin films of the polymer treated with chloroform vapor have an absorption maximum at 602 nm (2.06 eV) with clear vibronic fine structure. Free standing films have a conductivity of 4 S/cm, which is 100 times higher than for earlier prepared poly(3-(4-octylphenyl)thiophene). A mechanism for the regioregular polymerization is also proposed.
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- Andersson, Mats R., et al.
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Synthesis of poly(alkylthiophenes) for light-emitting diodes
- 1995
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Ingår i: Synthetic metals. - : Elsevier. - 0379-6779 .- 1879-3290. ; 71:1-3, s. 2183-2184
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We have demonstrated a general way to tune the emission of poly(alkylthiophenes) by using steric interaction between the repeating units. Light-emitting diodes prepared of the polymers have blue to near-infrared emission.
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- Berggren, Magnus, et al.
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Controlling colour by voltage in polymer light emitting diodes
- 1995
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Ingår i: Synthetic metals. - : Elsevier. - 0379-6779 .- 1879-3290. ; 71:1-3, s. 2185-2186
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We report electroluminescence using different substituted polythiophenes as the emitting mterial. Different substituents cause different sterical interacion which force the thiophene rings out of planarity. This results in different bandgaps. Colours from blue to near infrared have been demonstrated in electroluminescent devices. We also demonstrate voltage controlled electroluminescence using mixtures of these polymers.
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- Berggren, Magnus, et al.
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Controlling inter-chain and intra-chain excitations of a poly(thiophene) derivative in thin films
- 1999
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Ingår i: Chemical Physics Letters. - : Elsevier. - 0009-2614 .- 1873-4448. ; 304:1-2, s. 84-90
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The decay of photoexcitations in polythiophene chains has been studied in solid solutions of the polymer from room temperature to 4 K. A strong blue shift of the emission spectrum is observed in the polymer blend, as compared to the homopolymer. Dispersion of the polythiophene suppresses the non-radiative processes, which are suggested to be correlated to close contacts of polymer chains. Quantum chemistry modeling of the excited state distributed on two chains corroborate this conclusion.
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- Berggren, Magnus, et al.
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Green Electroluminescence in Poly-(3-cyclohexylthiophene) light-emitting diodes
- 1994
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Ingår i: Advanced Materials. - : Wiley-VCH Verlag Berlin. - 0935-9648 .- 1521-4095. ; 6:6, s. 488-490
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Electoluminescent devices based on polythiophene-system this films have been demonstrated that together span the entire visible range, steric hindrance being used to vary the bandgap between compunds. Poly-(3-cyclohexylthiophene), see Figures, exhibits green electoluminescence. Possible interpretations of this observation are proposed.
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