Deciphering Dynamic Self-Healing for Crystallinity Control in β-Ketoenamine-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks

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Beitragende

  • Fan Qiu - , Southeast University, Nanjing (Autor:in)
  • Lei Gao - , Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung (Autor:in)
  • Yubin Fu - , Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Professur für Molekulare Funktionsmaterialien (cfaed), Southeast University, Nanjing (Autor:in)
  • Sankalpa N. Panda - , National Institute of Science Education and Research (Autor:in)
  • Xing Su - , Southeast University, Nanjing (Autor:in)
  • Ya Lu - , Wuhan University (Autor:in)
  • Mei Mei Zhang - , Wuhan University (Autor:in)
  • Mischa Bonn - , Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung (Autor:in)
  • Paolo Samorì - , Université de Strasbourg (Autor:in)
  • Yuqiao Wang - , Southeast University, Nanjing (Autor:in)
  • Xin Zhao - , Southeast University, Nanjing (Autor:in)
  • Shun Qi Xu - , Southeast University, Nanjing (Autor:in)

Abstract

Covalent organic frameworks derived from triformylphloroglucinol (Tp-COFs) represent a prominent branch of COFs due to their high potential in separation, energy storage, and optoelectronics. However, the development of Tp-COFs is often hindered by limited crystallinity, resulting from the low reversibility of β-ketoenamine bond formation. In this study, we report an unprecedented dynamic self-healing mechanism during Tp-COF formation, arising from a reversible Michael-addition-elimination (MAE) process. Building on this insight, a modulator-mediated MAE pathway is further established for crystallinity control. As a representative example, Tp-COF-1 synthesized via this strategy (Tp-COF-1(H)) forms well-defined columnar crystals with domain sizes up to 20 µm × 2 µm, and exhibits significantly improved structural order, as evidenced by a sharper powder x-ray diffraction (PXRD) peak (full width at half maximum: 0.44° vs. 0.74°) and a higher specific surface area (1314 vs. 647 m2 g−1), compared to Tp-COF-1 synthesized by the conventional method (Tp-COF-1(O)). Moreover, optical pump-terahertz probe spectroscopy reveals a photoexcited charge-carrier mobility of 10.84 cm2 V−1 s−1 for Tp-COF-1(H), which is 1.77 times higher than that of Tp-COF-1(O). These findings identify dynamic self-healing process via MAE as a key mechanism for governing Tp-COF crystallization toward highly ordered Tp-COFs for optoelectronic applications.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummere5409854
FachzeitschriftAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
PublikationsstatusElektronische Veröffentlichung vor Drucklegung - 18 Sept. 2026
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 42757985

Schlagworte

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

  • Katalyse - covalent organic framework, mechanism, Michael-addition-elimination (MAE), self-healing, triformylphloroglucinol
  • Allgemeine Chemie - covalent organic framework, mechanism, Michael-addition-elimination (MAE), self-healing, triformylphloroglucinol

Schlagwörter

  • covalent organic framework, mechanism, Michael-addition-elimination (MAE), self-healing, triformylphloroglucinol