“…In contrast with the bulk syntheses of microsized crystallites, the preparation of free-standing thin films remains a substantial synthetic challenge. Nevertheless, the preparation of thin films on various substrates has been investigated, including single-layer graphene (SLG), , highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG), ,− metal substrates Ag(111), , Au(111), ,,− and copper foil (SLG-copper), the glass substrate, , three-dimensional graphene (3DG), porous ceramic α-Al 2 O 3 substrate, amine-modified reduced graphene oxide (NH 2 – r GO), hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), polydopamine-coated capillary, 3-aminopropyl-trimethoxysilane (AMS)-functionalized silicon wafer (Si-AMS), amino-functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and diboronic-acid-attached graphene oxide (GO) . Among these substrates, SLG, HOPG, the glass substrate, hBN, metal substrates (Ag(111), Au(111)), and copper foil (SLG-copper)) have been used to prepare single-layer COFs (sCOFs) (Table ).…”