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Porous Organic Frameworks for Lithium-Metal Anodes: Design Strategies, Mechanisms, and Future Perspectives.
Bozhong Tian1, Yibo Wu1, Muhammad Ahsan Waseem1
1Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444, China.
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)
|June 25, 2026
Summary
Porous framework materials like MOFs, COFs, and COPs offer solutions for stable lithium metal anodes in high-energy batteries. These materials help suppress dendrite growth and improve the solid-electrolyte interphase for safer, long-lasting lithium-metal batteries (LMBs).
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Electrochemistry
- Energy Storage
Background:
- Lithium-metal batteries (LMBs) promise high energy density due to lithium metal's properties.
- Key challenges include lithium dendrite growth, unstable solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI), and low Coulombic efficiency.
- Nanostructured porous framework materials are emerging as promising hosts and regulators for lithium metal anodes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review recent advancements in using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), covalent organic frameworks (COFs), covalent organic polymers (COPs), and other organic frameworks for stabilizing lithium metal anodes in LMBs.
- To discuss the fundamental principles, challenges, and mechanisms of lithium storage within these porous frameworks.
- To highlight design strategies and future research directions for developing advanced porous materials for safer and more stable LMBs.
Main Methods:
- Review and synthesis of recent research on MOFs, COFs, COPs, and other organic framework materials for lithium metal anodes.
- Analysis of structural characteristics, advantages, and lithium storage mechanisms (adsorption, nucleation, plating/stripping regulation, dendrite suppression, SEI stabilization) in porous frameworks.
- Critical comparison of representative advances in COF-based, MOF-based, and COP-based materials for lithium metal stabilization.
Main Results:
- Porous framework materials offer high surface areas, tunable pores, and functionalizable environments crucial for stabilizing lithium metal anodes.
- Key design strategies include hierarchical pore engineering, lithiophilic functionalization, and electronic conductivity enhancement.
- MOFs, COFs, and COPs have demonstrated significant potential in suppressing dendrites and improving the stability of the SEI layer.
Conclusions:
- Nanostructured porous framework materials are effective in addressing critical challenges in lithium metal anodes, paving the way for high-performance LMBs.
- Rational design strategies focusing on pore structure, surface chemistry, and conductivity are essential for optimizing material performance.
- Further research is needed to overcome remaining challenges and fully realize the potential of these materials for safe and stable energy storage.
