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Noncovalent modification of carbon materials with redox‐active organic molecules has been considered as an effective strategy to improve the electrochemical performance of supercapacitors. However, their low loading mass, slow electron transfer rate, and easy dissolution into the electrolyte greatly limit further practical applications. Herein, this work reports dual molecules (1,5‐dihydroxyanthraquinone (DHAQ) and 2,6‐diamino anthraquinone (DAQ)) cooperatively confined in‐between edge‐oxygen‐rich graphene sheets as high‐performance electrodes for supercapacitors. Cooperative electrostatic‐interaction on the edge‐oxygen sites and π–π interaction in‐between graphene sheets lead to the increased loading mass and structural stability of dual molecules. Moreover, the electron tunneling paths constructed between edge‐oxygen groups and dual molecules can effectively boost the electron transfer rate and redox reaction kinetics, especially at ultrahigh current densities. As a result, the as‐obtained electrode exhibits a high capacitance of 507 F g−1 at 0.5 A g−1, and an unprecedented rate capability (203 F g−1 at 200 A g−1). Moreover, the assembled symmetrical supercapacitor achieves a high energy density of 17.1 Wh kg−1 and an ultrahigh power density of 140 kW kg−1, as well as remarkable stability with a retention of 86% after 50 000 cycles. This work may open a new avenue for the efficient utilization of organic materials in energy storage and conversion.

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Due to the low cost, good chemical stability and structural diversity, hard carbon has been considered as an important anode material for potassium-ion batteries (PIBs). However, due to the large diameter of K+, PIBs with both excellent rate performance and long-life is still challenging. Herein, sulfur (S), phosphorus (P) co-doped hard carbon anode are synthesized via polymerization of thiophene and phytic acid and the following concise pyrolysis strategy. S in hard carbon can used as reactive sites for K+ storage and P doping will effectively improve wettability of electrolyte. After temperature regulation, the fabricated SP-700 with dual and abundant heteroatom doping exhibits high initial reversible capacity (412 mAh g−1 at 0.05 A g−1), excellent rate performance (130 mAh g−1 at 5 A g−1) and stable cyclic performance (94 mAh g−1 after 1500 cycles at 2 A g−1).