Progress and Perspectives on Covalent-Organic Frameworks (COFs) and Composites for Various Energy Applications |
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| Authors: | Ravinder Kumar Dr Shagufi Naz Ansari Rakesh Deka Praveen Kumar Dr Mohit Saraf Dr Shaikh M Mobin |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore, 453552 India
These authors contributed equally to this work.;2. Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore, 453552 India;3. Department of Metallurgy Engineering and Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore, 453552 India |
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| Abstract: | Covalent-organic frameworks (COFs), being a new member of the crystalline porous materials family, have emerged as important materials for energy storage/conversion/generation devices. They possess high surface areas, ordered micro/mesopores, designable structures and an ability to precisely control electro-active groups in their pores, which broaden their application window. Thanks to their low weight density, long range crystallinity, reticular nature and tunable synthesis approach towards two and three dimensional (2D and 3D) networks, they have been found suitable for a range of challenging electrochemical applications. Our review focuses on the progress made on the design, synthesis and structure of COFs and their composites for various energy applications, such as metal-ion batteries, supercapacitors, water-splitting and solar cells. Additionally, attempts have been made to correlate the structural and mechanistic characteristics of COFs with their applications. |
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| Keywords: | covalent-organic frameworks composites electrochemistry energy conversion lithium-ion battery |
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