Advancements in two-dimensional covalent organic framework nanosheets for electrocatalytic energy conversion: current and future prospects

• DOI: 10.20517/energymater.2023.72
• Publication Date: 2024-02-19T08:04:23Z
• Authors: Jin Hyuk Cho; Youngho Kim; Hak Ki Yu; Soo Young Kim
• Keywords: Energy transformation

Humanity is confronting significant environmental issues due to rising energy demands and the unchecked use of fossil fuels. Thus, strategic employment sustainable environmentally friendly sources becoming increasingly vital. Additionally, addressing challenges, such as low reactivity, suboptimal efficiency, restricted selectivity, requires development innovative catalysts. Two-dimensional (2D) covalent organic frameworks (COFs), known for their limitless structural versatility, are proving be important materials in conversion applications. The exceptional properties 2D COFs, including an organized arrangement resulting well-defined active sites π-π stacking interactions, enable breakthroughs In this study, we comprehensively investigate universal synthesis methods specific techniques, membrane-based deposition, liquid-phase intercalation, polymerization. Furthermore, demonstrate energy-conversion applications COFs eco-friendly catalysts electrochemical processes promote sustainability scalability by utilizing them hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen reduction carbon dioxide reaction. will explore analyzing physicochemical precisely fabricated COFs. Despite extensive research pertaining practical industrial remain limited. Therefore, propose various perspectives, enhancing performance, improving methods, developing binder-free catalysts, expanding catalyst functionality, advancing full-cell research, achieve complete industrialization leveraging potential.