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Covalent organic framework monolayer: Accurate syntheses and advanced application

Show Author's Information Guangyuan Feng1,§,  Xiaojuan Li1,§,  Miao Zhang1,  Jiabi Xu1,  Zhiping Liu1,  Lingli Wu2( ),  Shengbin Lei1,3( )
Key Laboratory of Organic Integrated Circuit, Ministry of Education and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Medical College, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou 730000, China
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China

§ Guangyuan Feng and Xiaojuan Li contributed equally to this work.

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Covalent organic framework (COF) monolayers, with atomically thin, ordered networks, and rich functionality, are widely studied due to their unusual structure/property relationships. However, synthesizing COF monolayer has remained an unmet challenge due to the difficulty of controlling reactions at the monolayer limit with large-scale uniformity. The identification and development of new reactions and polymerization conditions are critical for the further advancement of COF monolayer materials. Moreover, as one-molecule-thick a freestanding films, COF monolayer offers an ideal material system. Many advanced applications of COF monolayer have been explored in recent literature. This review provides an overview of the current state of precise synthetic strategies for COF monolayer, highlighting the advantages and limitations of different synthetic approaches and key challenges related to enhancing quality, and emphasizing the unique benefits of COF monolayer as both an ideal model system and for advanced applications.


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Covalent organic framework monolayer: Accurate syntheses and advanced application

Show Author's information Guangyuan Feng1,§, Xiaojuan Li1,§, Miao Zhang1, Jiabi Xu1, Zhiping Liu1, Lingli Wu2( ), Shengbin Lei1,3( )
Key Laboratory of Organic Integrated Circuit, Ministry of Education and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Medical College, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou 730000, China
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China

§ Guangyuan Feng and Xiaojuan Li contributed equally to this work.

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Covalent organic framework (COF) monolayers, with atomically thin, ordered networks, and rich functionality, are widely studied due to their unusual structure/property relationships. However, synthesizing COF monolayer has remained an unmet challenge due to the difficulty of controlling reactions at the monolayer limit with large-scale uniformity. The identification and development of new reactions and polymerization conditions are critical for the further advancement of COF monolayer materials. Moreover, as one-molecule-thick a freestanding films, COF monolayer offers an ideal material system. Many advanced applications of COF monolayer have been explored in recent literature. This review provides an overview of the current state of precise synthetic strategies for COF monolayer, highlighting the advantages and limitations of different synthetic approaches and key challenges related to enhancing quality, and emphasizing the unique benefits of COF monolayer as both an ideal model system and for advanced applications.

Keywords: monolayer, covalent organic frameworks, accurate syntheses, advanced application

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Received: 07 January 2024
Revised: 20 February 2024
Accepted: 21 February 2024
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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52073208), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2022M722356), Seed Foundation of Tianjin University (Nos. 2023XQM-0028 and 2023XSU-0020), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.

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