High Charge Carrier Mobility in Non‐Conjugated 3D Covalent Organic Frameworks

J Joaquín Almarza (POLYMAT University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Avenida de Tolosa 72 Donostia‐San Sebastián 20018 Spain) K Karol Strutyński (CICECO−Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry) S Shuai Fu (Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden and Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry) Y Yifan Chen N Natalia M. Padial (Functional Inorganic Materials Team, Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol)) I Isabel del Barrio Gómez (POLYMAT Department of Applied Chemistry University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Donostia‐San Sebastián Spain) C Carlos Martí‐Gastaldo (Instituto de Ciencia Molecular Universidad de Valencia Paterna 46980 Spain) A Andrei N. Khlobystov (School of Chemistry) M Mischa Bonn H Hai I. Wang (Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz 55128, Germany) M Manuel Melle‐Franco (Department of Chemistry, CICECO‐Aveiro Institute of Materials University of Aveiro Aveiro Portugal) A Aurelio Mateo‐Alonso (POLYMAT, Department of Applied Chemistry University of Basque Country (EHU) Donostia‐San Sebastián Spain)

Abstract

ABSTRACT π‐Conjugation, π–π stacking, and long‐range order play a central role in determining charge transport efficiency in organic materials. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs), which uniquely integrate these key structural and electronic features, have emerged as a promising platform for the development of novel electrically conductive organic materials. Intraframework π‐conjugation has shown to play a key role in improving charge carrier mobility. Here, we report Joa‐COF‐2 , a 3D COF lacking extended intraframework π‐conjugation, yet exhibiting a remarkable charge carrier mobility of 14 ± 1  cm 2 V −1 s −1 . Joa‐COF‐2 adopts an 11‐fold interpenetrated dia topology, featuring a tight interframework π–π stacking, which enables efficient charge transport in the absence of intraframework π‐conjugation.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 1, Issue 1
Published February 03, 2026
ISSN 0935-9648
Publisher Unknown Publisher

Journal Info

Advanced Materials

Unknown Publisher

ISSN: 0935-9648 Physical Sciences

Authors (12)

J

Joaquín Almarza

POLYMAT University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Avenida de Tolosa 72 Donostia‐San Sebastián 20018 Spain

K

Karol Strutyński

CICECO−Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry

S

Shuai Fu

Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden and Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry

Y

Yifan Chen

N

Natalia M. Padial

Functional Inorganic Materials Team, Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol)

I

Isabel del Barrio Gómez

POLYMAT Department of Applied Chemistry University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Donostia‐San Sebastián Spain

C

Carlos Martí‐Gastaldo

Instituto de Ciencia Molecular Universidad de Valencia Paterna 46980 Spain

A

Andrei N. Khlobystov

School of Chemistry

M

Mischa Bonn

H

Hai I. Wang

Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz 55128, Germany

M

Manuel Melle‐Franco

Department of Chemistry, CICECO‐Aveiro Institute of Materials University of Aveiro Aveiro Portugal

A

Aurelio Mateo‐Alonso

POLYMAT, Department of Applied Chemistry University of Basque Country (EHU) Donostia‐San Sebastián Spain