Naphthalene Diimide‐Based Cyanovinylene‐Containing Conjugated Organic Polymers for Efficient Lithium‐Ion Battery Electrodes

The pursuit of innovative organic materials and the examination of the "structure-function" correlation in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are crucial and highly desirable. Current research focuses on the creation of novel conjugated organic polymers with polycarbonyl groups and examining the impact of electrode structure on the function of lithium-ion batteries. In this paper, two novel cyanovinylene-based conjugated organic polymers, NBA-TFB and NBA-TFPB, are synthesized using a Knoevenagel condensation reaction with naphthalene diimide as the integral unit. The performance of NBA-TFB and NBA-TFPB as cathodes in lithium-ion batteries is investigated. Improved conductivity and increased active site density in NBA-TFPB resulted in superior electrochemistry compared to NBA-TFB. Specifically, NBA-TFPB exhibited a larger reversible capacity (87.58 mAh g^-1 at 0.2C and 88.34% retention after 100 cycles), exceptional rate capability (66.13 mAh g^-1 at 5C), and robust cycling stability (99.58% coulombic efficiency at 1C and 60.71% retention after 2000 cycles). This study expands the family of diimide-based naphthalene polymers and provides a strategy for enhancing the performance of organic electrode materials containing polycarbonyl structure.