Organic-Inorganic Hybridization Engineering of Polyperylenediimide Cathodes for Efficient Potassium Storage

Polyperylenediimide (PDI) is always subject to its modest conductivities, limited reversible active sites and inferior stability for potassium storage. To address these issues, herein, we firstly propose an organic-inorganic hybrid (PDI@Fe-Sn@N-Ti3C2Tx), where Fe/Sn single atoms are bound to the N-doped MXenes (N-Ti3C2Tx) via the unsaturated Fe/Sn-N-3 bonds, and functionalized with PDI via d-pi hybridization, forming a high conjugated delta skeleton. The resulted hybrid cathode endowed with enhanced electronic/ionic conductivities, lowered dissociation barriers of multiple redox centers and a stable cathode electrolyte interphase layer displays a 14-electron involved high-rate capacities and long cycle life. Moreover, it shows competitive performance in full cells even under different folding states and low operating temperatures.