The relatively poor cycling stability of 2 can easy be ascribed to its partial dissolution of in the electrolyte. However, its cycling stability is still much better than that of BMP, which exhibits a rapid capacity fading with only 50 mAh g -1 after 480 cycles (Figure ). In comparison, the CP1and CP2-based electrodes display a gradually increased capacity in the following cycles, measured to be 360 mAh g -1 (CP1) and 540 mAh g -1 (CP2) after 240 cycles, respectively. This phenomenon can be attributed to electrode conditioning that provides more efficient conductive pathways as the electrode repeatedly swells and expels ions during charging and discharging cycles. Such behavior has also been observed in other lithium-organic hybrid batteries before.