Preparation of nitrogen doped hyper-crosslinked polymer-based hard carbon for high performance Li+/Na+ battery anode

•A novel synthesis method of HCPs with more mesoporous and hetero atoms, which is through the incorporation of functional macromolecules.•Tetraphenylporphyrin zinc (TPP-Zn) doped HCP-based hard carbon (CTHCP) with stable structure was prepared by Friedel-Crafts reaction.•Uncovered the design rules of HC anode materials suitable for Li+/Na+ batteries and provided a new idea for the preparation of high-performance HC anode materials.