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HOF-Enabled Synthesis of Porous PEDOT for Enhanced Supercapacitor Electrodes
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  • Zihan Zhong,
  • Qingqing Shao,
  • Baoxin Ni,
  • Dazhi Wang,
  • Zixi Xie,
  • Yakui Mu,
  • Qisen Wang,
  • Tan Wang,
  • Yiwen Feng,
  • Jingwei Hou,
  • Kun Jiang,
  • Anthony K. Cheetham,
  • Tiesheng Wang
Zihan Zhong
Dalian University of Technology
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Qingqing Shao
Universitetet i Oslo Senter for materialvitskap og nanoteknologi
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Baoxin Ni
Fudan University
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Dazhi Wang
Dalian University of Technology
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Zixi Xie
The University of Queensland
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Yakui Mu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Mechanical Engineering
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Qisen Wang
Dalian University of Technology
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Tan Wang
Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Yiwen Feng
Dalian University of Technology
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Jingwei Hou
The University of Queensland
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Kun Jiang
Fudan University
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Anthony K. Cheetham
University of California Santa Barbara
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Tiesheng Wang
Dalian University of Technology

Corresponding Author:wangts@dlut.edu.cn

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Abstract

Controlling the nanostructure of conducting polymers (CPs) is essential for enhancing their performance in energy storage applications. Existing CPs often suffer from low effective pseudocapacitance due to poor ion permeability. In this study, we introduce a novel approach using hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs) to synthesize porous poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT). By leveraging the flexible hydrogen-bonding interactions, we incorporated 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) into HOF-16. Following in situ polymerization of EDOT, the HOF-16 was removed to form a porous, interconnected network of PEDOT. Electrochemical evaluations demonstrated that the porous PEDOT exhibited significantly enhanced performance, including high specific capacitance, excellent rate capability, and ~95% capacitance retention after 10,000 cycles. Compared to PEDOT without HOF, the porous PEDOT showed a 34% increase in specific capacitance and a 10% improvement in 10,000-cycle capacitance retention. This work highlights the potential of HOF-enabled synthesis in creating high-performance conducting polymers, offering a new avenue to improve supercapacitor performance, particularly in terms of capacitance and stability.