Tetrakis coumarin as efficient electrode material for rechargeable lithium ion battery

Coumarin based tetramer type molecule - Tetrakiscoumarin (TKC) has been synthesized and investigated as an electrode material for lithium ion battery. TKC comprises four hydroxyl and four carbonyl sites for lithium uptake and it can undergo multiple redox reactions. R is observed that TKC exhibits discharge capacities of 300 and 203 mAh g(-1) at 50 and 1000 mA g(-1) with good rate capability in the potential range of 0.01-3.0 V vs Li+. The present work involves the investigation of lactone group - containing coumarin based molecule as an electrode material and helps explore the potential of coumarin based organic materials.

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In this study, a coumarin based tetramer, Tetrakiscoumarin (TKC), was synthesized and applied as an electrode material for lithium ion batteries. TKC exhibited excellent battery performance at different discharge rates and showed multiple redox reactions within a specific potential range.