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Synthesis of a class of oxocarbons (C4O4, C5O5) and the application as high-capacity cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries

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Oxocarbons (CnOn, n=3, 4, 5, 6, …) are a series of compounds that are only composed of carbonyl groups. The highly electrophilic carbon atoms in CnOn make their poor stability toward H2O, and thus the synthesis of CnOn is very challenging. Here an oxidation-dehydration method is developed to successfully synthesize C4O4 and C5O5. The combination of nuclear magnetic resonance (13C NMR, 1H NMR), mass spectra, and infrared spectra unambiguously proves the exact chemical structure of C4O4 and C5O5. When used as a cathode material in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), C5O5 could deliver a high discharge capacity of 698 mAh g-1 (corresponding to an energy density of 1,256 Wh kg-1C5O5). Furthermore, ex-situ infrared spectra and density functional theory (DFT) calculations demonstrate that the carbonyl groups are redox active sites during discharge and charge processes. This work paves the way to achieve the synthesis and battery application of oxocarbons.

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This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2022YFB2402200), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21905143, 22121005, 22020102002, 21835004), and Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter of Nankai University (63181206). The calculations in this work were performed at the TianHe-1 (A), National Supercomputer Center in Tianjin.

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    Xuesen Hou, Yong Lu, Youxuan Ni, Dongmei Zhang, Qing Zhao & Jun Chen

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Hou, X., Lu, Y., Ni, Y. et al. Synthesis of a class of oxocarbons (C4O4, C5O5) and the application as high-capacity cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Sci. China Chem. 66, 2780–2784 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-023-1800-5

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