Fast Hydrated-Ion Transport and Desolvation in Pyridinyl COF Membranes via Competitive Coordination

Key Points

• The aim is to investigate how hydrated-ion transport and desolvation can enhance ionic conduction in pyridinyl COF membranes.
• Characterization of pyridinyl COF membranes
• Assessment of ion transport speeds
• Evaluation of desolvation processes
• Comparison of performance in membrane separation applications
• Pyridinyl COF membranes showed significantly enhanced ion conductivity.
• Desolvation was found to be optimized through competitive coordination.
• Low levels of hydration did not impede fast ion transport.
• Membranes performed efficiently in energy storage and separation tasks.

Abstract