The Rise and Development of COF‐Based Materials for Alkali Metal Chalcogen Batteries: Current Status, Challenges, and Prospects

Bowen Sun; Zhiqiang Sun; Zixu Sun; Jiaojiao Xue; Jinhai He; Yue Chen; Yaping Yan; Xuntao Wang; Jiayao Wu; Jiali Wang; Hua Kun Liu; Shi Xue Dou

doi:10.1002/adfm.202506294

journal article·2025-10

The Rise and Development of COF‐Based Materials for Alkali Metal Chalcogen Batteries: Current Status, Challenges, and Prospects

Bowen Sun, Zhiqiang Sun, Zixu Sun, Jiaojiao Xue, Jinhai He, Yue Chen, Yaping Yan, Xuntao Wang, Jiayao Wu, Jiali Wang, Hua Kun Liu, Shi Xue Dou

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 35· Issue 43

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Abstract Alkali metal chalcogen batteries (such as lithium–sulfur/selenium, sodium–sulfur systems, abbreviated as Li‐S/Se and Na‐S) have become an important direction for the next generation of high‐energy batteries due to their ultra‐high theoretical energy density and cost advantages, but the problem of rapid capacity decay needs to be solved urgently. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) provide a new idea for improving battery performance due to their high specific surface area and tunable structure: their porous structure can provide sufficient electrochemical reaction sites and optimize ion transport paths, thereby improving charge‐discharge efficiency and rate performance. In this paper, the research progress of COFs in alkali metal chalcogen batteries is systematically reviewed.

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Energy storage

OpenAlex topics: Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies · Covalent Organic Framework Applications · Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications

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Key Lab for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering Henan University Kaifeng 475004 China

Henan International Joint Laboratory of Rare Earth Composite Materials Henan Engineering Technology Research Center for Fiber Preparation and Modification Henan University of Engineering Zhengzhou 451191 China

Institute of Energy Materials Science University of Shanghai for Science and Technology Shanghai 200093 China

Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials University of Wollongong Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia

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National Natural Science Foundation of China

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