Nanostructured strategies towards boosting organic lithium-ion batteries

Abstract

Pursuing material development for next-generation batteries, organic electrode materials have shown great potential for lithium-ion batteries. However, their widespread adopting is plagued by intrinsic problems such as poor electronic conductivity, high dissolution inside electrolytes and unstable chemical peculiarity. Recently, nanostructured-strategies promoted organic electrodes with exotic properties for enhancing electron and ion transport together with the stability during electrochemical process, have received increasing attention and have been extensive applied in boosting the organic lithium-ion based energy storage. In this review, we summarize the applications of nanostructures to improve the performance of both organic anodes and cathodes, including (i) nanoscale design of zero-dimensional organic electrode materials, (ii) strategies of one-dimensional nanostructured organic electrode materials, (iii) construction of two-dimensional nanosized organic composite electrodes, and (iv) three-dimensional exploration of nanosized organic electrodes. We hope to stimulate high-quality applied research on understanding and handling the relationship between the nanostructure and performance of organic lithium-ion batteries that might speed up the commercialization of organic lithium ion batteries.