High Performance Porous Polymers

Dear Colleagues,

Porous organic polymers (POPs) have emerged as a class of multi-dimensional porous network materials. They are built via strong covalent linkages between various organic building blocks with different geometries and topologies, and have recently become a rising research field in porous materials. Owning to their light weight, superior inherent porosity, excellent stability, and pre-designable and tunable structures and functions, POPs are receiving increasing attention and research interest for their tremendous potential applications in gas storage/separation, heterogeneous catalysis, photoelectric conversion, chemical- and bio-sensing, energy storage and conversion, etc.

Recognizing the importance of fully understanding the various properties of porous organic polymers across scales and in a variety of fields, this Special Issue of Polymers invites contributions addressing, but not limited to, the following aspects of porous organic polymers, such as new design and synthesis routes, characterization, the study of advanced applications in diverse fields, and new or multi-strategies to develop high-performance porous polymers. The above list is only indicative and by no means exhaustive; any original theoretical or simulation works or review articles on the role of porous organic polymers are welcome. We hope that these contributions will address a variety of systems, including but not limited to porous polymer topology, semi-conductive conjugate porous polymers, crystalline porous polymeric networks, porous polymer single crystals, porous polymer nanocomposites, multicomponent porous polymeric systems, and porous polymers for photocatalysis/ electrocatalysis/organocatalysis or biological applications. 

Dr. Guipeng Yu
Guest Editor

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