Developments on the studies of covalent organic frameworks (COF)

Abstract

Two dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks (2D COFs) are new porous materials synthesized from only organic molecules. The 2D COFs consist of light elements that can form strong covalent bonds. The properties of 2D COFs such as pore size, shape and character are easily controlled. The 2D COFs are expected to be applied for a gas storage, an electrochemical device and so on. This review summarized the characteristics and new synthetic methods of 2D COFs.