A Nitrogen-Rich 2D sp2-Carbon-Linked Conjugated Polymer Framework as a High-Performance Cathode for Lithium-Ion Batteries

A two-dimensional (2D) sp(2)-carbon-linked conjugated polymer framework (2D CCP-HATN) has a nitrogen-doped skeleton, a periodical dual-pore structure and high chemical stability. The polymer backbone consists of hexaazatrinaphthalene (HATN) and cyanovinylene units linked entirely by carbon-carbon double bonds. Profiting from the shape-persistent framework of 2D CCP-HATN integrated with the electrochemical redox-active HATN and the robust sp(2) carbon-carbon linkage, 2D CCP-HATN hybridized with carbon nanotubes shows a high capacity of 116 mA h g(-1), with high utilization of its redox-active sites and superb cycling stability (91 % after 1000 cycles) and rate capability (82 %, 1.0 A g(-1) vs. 0.1 A g(-1)) as an organic cathode material for lithium-ion batteries.