Recent advances in conjugated ladder-type porous polymer networks for rechargeable batteries

Abstract

Owing to the abundant resources, environmental benignity, structural designability, and reasonable theoretical capacity, organic electrode compounds are considered to be an excellent substitute for traditional inorganic electrode materials, which can be applied in green and sustainable recharge batteries. Consequently, organic electrode materials have received considerable attention over the past decade, and numerous organic and polymeric materials have been prepared as high-efficiency electrode materials for batteries. Among them, conjugated ladder-type porous polymer networks (PPNs) with intralayer π-conjugation, interlayer π-π stacking interactions, and rigid backbones have emerged as attractive platforms for rechargeable batteries. This review summarizes the linkage chemistry, synthesis methods, and typical structure of ladder PPNs, the redox activity of the linkage, and their applications in secondary batteries. Further, approaches to enhance the performance and efficiency of these electrode materials are presented. The potential battery applications of the ladder PPNs structure are also discussed.

Keywords

Conjugated ladder polymer networks / synthetic method / rechargeable batteries

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