Covalent organic frameworks (COFs),
materials constructed from
organic building blocks joined by robust covalent bonds, have emerged
as attractive materials in the context of electrochemical applications
because of their high, intrinsic porosities and crystalline frameworks,
as well as their ability to be tuned across two- and three-dimensions
by the judicious selection of building blocks. Because of the recent
and rapid development of this field, we have summarized COFs employed
for electrochemical applications, such as batteries and capacitors,
water splitting, solar cells, and sensors, with an emphasis on the
structural design and resulting performance of the targeted electrochemical
system. Overall, we anticipate this review will stimulate the design
and synthesis of the next generation of COFs for use in electrochemical
applications and beyond.
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