Polyaniline: Electrochemistry and Application to Rechargeable Batteries
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1987
Abstract
The present study shows that: (1) reversible electrochemical oxidation of the leuucoemeraldine base form of polyaniline in the pH range ≈1 to ≈4 occurs initially with no deprotonation to give the emeraldine salt; continued oxidation occurs with spontaneous deprotonation to give the pernigraniline base and (2) a rechargeable battery employing the analytically pure emeraldine base form of polyaniline as the cathode can be constructed. This battery shows very promising features such as a capacity of ≈148 Ah/kg, an energy density of ≈340 Wh/kg, coulombic recovery > 98%, good recyclability and satisfactory stand life.
DOI
10.1016/0379-6779(87)90911-8
Montclair State University Digital Commons Citation
MacDiarmid, Alan G.; Yang, L. S.; Huang, W. S.; and Humphrey, Brian, "Polyaniline: Electrochemistry and Application to Rechargeable Batteries" (1987). Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 377.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/chem-biochem-facpubs/377