Nickel tetrathiooxalate as a cathode material for potassium batteries

Abstract

We report a nickel tetrathiooxalate (NiTTO) coordination polymer as a cathode material for potassium batteries. In a potential range of 1.3–3.6 V vs. K+/K, the specific capacity of the material is 209 mA h g−1 at a current density of 0.1 A g−1, which roughly corresponds to the two-electron reduction of polymer repeating units. The charge–discharge mechanisms of NiTTO in potassium cells were examined using operando Raman spectroscopy.