Covalent Organic Frameworks for Efficient Energy Electrocatalysis: Rational Design and Progress

Advanced Energy & Sustainability Research

Shuiliang Chen¹  Oliver G. Schmidt²  Minshen Zhu²  Kai Zhang³  Hua Zhang³ 

[1] College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Jiangxi Normal University Nanchang Jiangxi 330022 P. R. China;Institute for Integrative Nanosciences Leibniz IFW Dresden Dresden 01069 Germany;Wood Technology and Wood Chemistry Department of Wood Technology and Wood-Based Composites University of Göttingen Büsgenweg 4 Göttingen D-37077 Germany;

关键词: air batteries;    catalytic kinetics;    clean and sustainable energy conversions;    clean fuels;    covalent organic frameworks;    electrocatalysts;   

DOI  :  10.1002/aesr.202000090

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

An efficient catalyst with a precisely designed and predictable structure is highly desired to optimize its performance and understand the mechanism beyond the catalytic activity. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs), as an emerging class of framework materials linked by strong covalent bonds, simultaneously allow precise structure design with predictable synthesis and show advantages of large surface areas, tunable pore sizes, and unique molecular architectures. Although the research on COF‐based electrocatalysts is at an early age, significant progress has been made. Herein, the recent significant progress in the design and synthesis of COFs as highly efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is summarized. Design principles for COFs as efficient electrocatalysts are discussed by considering essential factors for catalyzing the OER, ORR, and HER processes at the molecular level. Herein, a summary on the in‐depth understanding of the catalytic mechanism and kinetics limitations of COFs provides a general instruction for further exploring their vast potential for designing highly efficient electrocatalysts.

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