Insight into the reversible conversion-(de)incorporation of redox-active dopants within a polymer-based electrode.

We combined a microporous polymer backbone with an organic redox-active dopant to construct a reversible electrode system based on the conversion–(de)incorporation behaviour of the dopant. The correspondence between the reversible conversion–(de)incorporation mechanism of the dopant and the electrochemical performance of the designed electrode system was established by electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance and in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.