Conventional supercapacitor electrodes typically suffer from drawbacks such as low energy density, short cycle life, and poor conductivity. In contrast, conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs) present a more advantageous option, providing higher surface area, greater cycle stability, and enhanced electrical properties. Utilizing pyrene-4,5,9,10-tetraone (PyTE) as a key redox-active component, we successfully prepare pyrene-4,5,9,10-tetraone-thiophene polymer (PyTE-Th Polymer) and Thienyltriazine-pyrene-4,5,9,10-tetraone conjugated microporous polymer (TTh-Ph-PyTE CMP). This particular set of materials has been tailored for supercapacitor applications, employing a nitrogen-rich triazine, conductive thiophene (Th), and redox-active pyrene-4,5,9,10-tetraone (PyTE), a creation through simple Suzuki coupling conditions. PyTE-Th Polymer and TTh-Ph-PyTE CMP exhibit comparable BET surface areas and demonstrate good thermal stability, with char yields exceeding 62 wt% for each material. Electrochemical measurements reveal that TTh-Ph-PyTE CMP, featuring a triazine group with abundant heteroatoms, exhibited exceptional cycle stability of 90 % after 5000 cycles at 10 A g−1 and a specific capacitance of 1041 F g−1 (1 A g−1). Notably, TTh-Ph-PyTE CMP portrays the maximum specific capacitance at 1 A g−1 compared to PyTE-Th polymer (486 F g−1) and other porous materials, suggesting a synergistic effect of redox-active units and abundant heteroatoms.
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