This section provides a general summary of the disclosure, and is not a comprehensive disclosure of its full scope or all of its features.

In various aspects, the present disclosure provides a method of preparing a coated electroactive material. The method includes coating a plurality of particles with a conductive polymer. The coating includes preparing a solution of water and the conductive polymer. The coating further includes forming a slurry by combining the solution with the plurality of particles. The method further includes drying the slurry to form the coated electroactive material. The coated electroactive material includes the plurality of particles. Each of the plurality of particles is at least partially coated with the conductive polymer.

In one aspect, the drying includes spray drying, rotavapor drying, vacuum drying, or a combination thereof.

In one aspect, the method further includes, prior to the drying, concurrently heating and stirring the slurry.

In one aspect, preparing the solution further includes combining an additive with the conductive polymer and the solvent. The additive is configured to increase conductivity, stretchability, or both conductivity and stretchability of the conductive polymer.

In one aspect, the additive is selected from the group consisting of: 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, bis(trifluoromethane)sulfonimide lithium salt, 4-(3-butyl-1-imidazolio)-1-butanesulfonic acid triflate, diethylene glycol, and combinations thereof.

In one aspect, the providing includes preparing the electroactive material.