Synthesis of stack plate covalent organic framework nanotubes using a self-assembled acid as a soft template

COF-LZU1 with nanotube-like morphology has been synthesized with high crystallinity and pore volume in the presence of trimesic acid as a template. The as-synthesized COF nanotubes consist of a stack of plates with a diameter of about 100 nm with a hollow channel inside of about 20 nm.

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COF-LZU1 with nanotube-like morphology was synthesized with the presence of trimesic acid as a template, exhibiting high crystallinity and pore volume. The as-synthesized COF nanotubes consist of stacked plates with a diameter of about 100 nm, containing a hollow channel with a diameter of about 20 nm.