Porous organic polymers for electrocatalysis
Porous organic polymers (POPs) composed of organic building units linked via covalent bonds are a class of lightweight porous network materials with high surface areas, tuneable pores, and designable components and structures. Owing to their well-preserved characteristics in terms of structure and c...
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| Published in | Chemical Society reviews Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 761 - 791 |
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| Main Authors | , , , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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England
Royal Society of Chemistry
24.01.2022
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| Summary: | Porous organic polymers (POPs) composed of organic building units linked
via
covalent bonds are a class of lightweight porous network materials with high surface areas, tuneable pores, and designable components and structures. Owing to their well-preserved characteristics in terms of structure and composition, POPs applied as electrocatalysts have shown promising activity and achieved considerable advances in numerous electrocatalytic reactions, including the hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, oxygen reduction reaction, CO
2
reduction reaction, N
2
reduction reaction, nitrate/nitrite reduction reaction, nitrobenzene reduction reaction, hydrogen oxidation reaction, and benzyl alcohol oxidation reaction. Herein, we present a systematic overview of recent advances in the applications of POPs in these electrocatalytic reactions. The synthesis strategies, specific active sites, and catalytic mechanisms of POPs are summarized in this review. The fundamental principles of some electrocatalytic reactions are also concluded. We further discuss the current challenges of and perspectives on POPs for electrocatalytic applications. Meanwhile, the possible future directions are highlighted to afford guidelines for the development of efficient POP electrocatalysts.
The application of porous organic polymers in various electrocatalytic reactions has been systematically summarized. |
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| Bibliography: | You Tao obtained his bachelor's degree from Yunnan University in 2018 and is now studying for his PhD at the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology under the supervision of Prof. Han. His current scientific interests are focused on the synthesis, characterization, and performance study of porous functional materials. Dr Bao-Hang Han is a professor of functional nanoporous materials at the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China (NCNST); he obtained his BS, MS, and PhD degrees from Nankai University, Tianjin, China. Before he joined NCNST, he had worked as a post-doctoral fellow at the Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Golm, Germany; Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; and Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. His current research interests focus on the preparation of various organic porous materials and porous graphene-based carbon materials and exploration of their potential application in the energy and environmental fields, such as hydrogen storage, carbon dioxide capture, gas separation, heterogeneous catalysis, and electrochemical energy storage. 10.1039/d1cs00887k Dong-Hui Yang received her PhD degree in Inorganic Chemistry (2017) from Nankai University, Tianjin, China. Currently, she is an assistant professor at the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST). Her current research focuses on the preparation of functional porous organic polymers and their hybrids with polyoxometalates and metal-organic frameworks, and exploration of their potential application in energy storage and conversion as well as the environmental field. Xuesong Ding received his BS degree from Nankai University (Tianjin, China) in 2007 and his MS degree from Tianjin University (Tianjin, China) in 2009. Then, he studied at the Institute for Molecular Science (IMS, Japan), and obtained his PhD degree in 2012. In November, 2012, he joined the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China (NCNST), and is currently an associate professor. His research is focused on the synthesis and functionalization of covalent organic frameworks and conjugated microporous polymers. Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 |
| ISSN: | 0306-0012 1460-4744 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/d1cs00887k |