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Polymerization <strong>and</strong> Applications <strong>of</strong> <strong>Biodegradable</strong> Polyesters<br />

containing tetrabutylammonium chloride, was s<strong>and</strong>wiched between two radical polymer films<br />

coated on the current collectors, to fabricate the all-organic “radical battery”.<br />

Figure 1.6.4 Totally organic radical battery. 188<br />

Though the organic-based batteries composed <strong>of</strong> radical polymers pose considerable<br />

advantages over the Li-ion batteries, the flammable or ignition risk <strong>of</strong> the organic electrolytes<br />

in the devices emerged as the fundamental safety issue in the practical use. To overcome this<br />

problem, radical polymer poly(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyloxyl-4-yl vinylether) (PTVE)<br />

with a hydrophilic polyvinylether backbone was synthesized <strong>and</strong> demonstrated<br />

charging-discharging operation in aqueous electrolyte. 186, 187 However, the PTVE based<br />

devices were limited by their long cycle operation due to the low polymer weight <strong>and</strong><br />

insufficient hydrophilicity <strong>of</strong> the polymers. Thus, an alternative type <strong>of</strong> radical polymer,<br />

poly(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyloxyl-4-yl acrylamide), was designed <strong>and</strong> synthesized as an<br />

electrode-active polymer for organic rechargeable device containing aqueous electrolyte. 191<br />

The device demonstrated a 1.2 V output voltage, exceeded 2000 charging-discharging cycles,<br />

<strong>and</strong> a high charging rate performance within 1 min.<br />

1.6.1.2 Organic Radical Memories<br />

Besides the organic-based batteries using radical polymers, the development <strong>of</strong> a similar<br />

charge-storage configuration has also been anticipated for a dry system in the absence <strong>of</strong> the<br />

electrolyte by s<strong>and</strong>wiching a dielectric material within the radical polymers. 192 The<br />

metal–insulator–metal diode-type structure <strong>of</strong> the radical memory (see Figure 1.6.5) is<br />

composed <strong>of</strong> the thin layers <strong>of</strong> a p-type radical polymer such as PTMA, poly(vinylidene<br />

difluoride) (PVDF) as the dielectric material, <strong>and</strong> an n-type radical polymer such as PGSt.<br />

These layers have been conveniently spin-coated onto an indium tin oxide (ITO)/glass<br />

electrode without intermixing. When an increasing voltage <strong>of</strong> 0 to –5V is applied, the state <strong>of</strong>

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