Self-doped polypyrrole with ionizable sodium sulfonate as a renewable cathode material for sodium ion batteries

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 Dec 18;49(97):11370-2. doi: 10.1039/c3cc46642f.

Abstract

A Na-host cathode is developed by grafting the polypyrrole chains with ionizable sodium sulfonate. Due to the immobile p-doping of organic anions, the self-doped polymer can act as a Na-host for reversible Na insertion-extraction reaction, thus offering a low cost and renewable organic cathode for Na ion battery applications.