3D periodic polyimide nano-networks for ultrahigh-rate and sustainable energy storage

Organic molecules with redox-active motifs have attracted great attention as next-generation electrodes for sustainable energy storage. While there has been significant progress in designing redox-active molecules, the practical requirements of high electrochemical activity and stability, as well as rapid kinetics for fast charging, are motivating a search for methods to engineer three-dimensional (3D) structures of organic-based electrodes. Here, we demonstrate a lithographic fabrication strategy for realizing a 3D bicontinuous nano-network consisting of a periodically porous nickel-supported redox-active polyimide layer (pore radius