Conductive Covalent Organic Frameworks Meet Micro-Electrical Energy Storage: Mechanism, Synthesis and Applications—A Review

Abstract

Conductive covalent organic frameworks (c-COFs) have been widely used in electrochemical energy storage because of their highly adjustable porosity and modifiable skeletons. Additionally, the fast carrier migration and ion catalysis requirements of micro-electrochemical energy storages (MEESs) are perfectly matched with c-COFs. Therefore, c-COFs show great potential and unlimited prospects in MEESs. However, the main organic component blocks electron conduction, and the internal active sites are difficult to fully utilize, which limits the application of c-COFs. In order to overcome these obstacles, a great deal of research has been conducted on conductivity enhancement. This review first focuses on the exploration of c-COFs in the field of electrical conductivity. Then, the mechanism and explanation of the effect of synthesis on electrical conductivity enhancement are discussed, which emphasizes the range and suitability of c-COFs in MEESs. Finally, the excellent performance characteristics of c-COFs are demonstrated from the MEES perspective, with key points and potential challenges addressed. This review also predicts the direction of development of c-COFs in the future.

Keywords

• covalent organic frameworks
• micro-electrochemical energy storage
• density functional theory
• conductive