Preparation of Li (tri-(4-carboxyphenyl) amine) doped polypyrrole as cathode material of lithium ion batteries and its electrochemical performances
The Li (tri-(4-carboxyphenyl) amine) (Li-TCPA 2 ) doped polypyrrole (PPy-Li-TCPA 2 ) composites were successfully prepared by in-situ chemical oxidation using pyrrole and Li-TCPA 2 as raw materials. The structure, morphology, electrochemical properties of prepared materials were characterized by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), specific surface area test (BET), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), cyclic voltammogram (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS), respectively. Also, the charge-discharge properties of the prepared composites were studied by galvanostatic charge-discharge testing. The results demonstrated that as-prepared composite material exhibited a reversible redox process at 2.0–4.0 V. And the discharge specific capacity for PPy-Li-TCPA 2 (2:1) and PPy-Li-TCPA 2 (6:1) are 50.4 mAh·g −1 and 63.7 mAh·g −1 as measured at 30 mA·g −1 between 2.0 and 4.0 V, while PPy-Li-TCPA 2 (4:1) exhibited the discharge specific capacity of 91.1 mAh·g −1 , which were remarkably higher than that of the pure PPy (29.5 mAh·g −1 ) under the same experimental conditions. At the same time, PPy-Li-TCPA 2 (4:1) has improved rate performance and stable cycleability. The excellent electrochemical properties are attributed to the introduction of Li-TCPA 2 as dopant , which improved the electrical conductivity and the redox activity of PPy. Furthermore, the resulted well-dispersed particle structure of the composite as well as its improved specific surface area for doped PPy facilitated to the contact of the electrolyte with the active material, leading to the increased utilization ratio of active material and the enhanced electrochemical performances .
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