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Fig. 1.7
The number of articles published between 2006 and 2014, citing the study reported by
Yaghi et al. The first crystalline POFs, COF-1 and COF-5, were synthesized in 2005
Fig. 1.8
The number of articles published between 2010 and 2014, which cited the study
reported by Qiu and Zhu et al. PAF-1 was synthesized in 2009, which shows highest surface area
among porous materials
As a promising family of porous materials, POF materials show fascinating
characteristics such as structural design-abilities, high surface area, diverse porous
dimensions, chemical functionalities, high chemical and thermal stabilities, etc.
Therefore, these POF materials possessing high stability and high surface area are
actively pursued as prospective materials for storage media, especially in the fields
of clean energy and environmental control, such as H
2
and CH
4
storage and CO
2
capture. Moreover, abundant organic building blocks ensure that the structures and
properties of POFs could be tuned through pre-synthesis design of constructing
units, leading to special applications of POFs in different fields such as catalysis,
host-guest chemistry, optics and electronics, etc. (Fig.
1.9
).
