Review · secondary evidencePerspective

Recent progress on pristine two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks as active components in supercapacitors

Yuxuan Guo, Kuaibing Wang, Ye Hong, Hua Wu and Qichun Zhang · Dalton Transactions · 2021

This dossier represents secondary evidence: section summaries, claims and benchmarks are paraphrased for this database, not quoted. Check quantitative values against the linked primary study, and cite the review itself (10.1039/d1dt01729b) for its arguments.

4review sections
9material families
14review claims
19secondary benchmarks
35cited studies
8research gaps

Review scope

Summarise recent progress in pristine 2D MOFs as active supercapacitor electrodes, covering synthetic design strategies, electrochemical performance and working mechanisms.

Coverage
2009–2021
Category
Review Transport Physics
Material scope
2D conductive MOFs · 2D layered MOFs · pillar-layered MOFs · 2D MOF nanosheets · selected MOF-based composites and derivatives used to interpret pristine 2D MOF electrodes
Transport scope
electronic conductivity · ion and electron transport in porous electrodes · hopping versus band transport · proton conduction and interface pseudocapacitive coupling · charge-transfer resistance and electrolyte interaction caveats
Application scope
supercapacitor electrodes · micro-supercapacitors · flexible and foldable supercapacitors · hybrid supercapacitor devices
Explicit exclusions
Exhaustive primary-recipe extraction · Full bibliography transcription · Non-supercapacitor applications except when used for transport context
Source
p. 11331 / attached p001 · Abstract
Evidence role
Context, taxonomy and secondary benchmarking

Section map

The review’s argument is preserved as a navigable set of section summaries.

4. Challenges and outlooks

11342

Synthesises caveats and future directions, including unclear electrolyte interactions, single-crystal growth, stability, conductivity of layered MOFs and structural changes during cycling.

Relevance: Core · p. 11342 / attached p012 · 4. Challenges and outlooks

2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs

11333-11338

Reviews early conductive MOFs, pi-conjugated frameworks, conductivity measurements, charge-transport mechanisms, and electrode demonstrations.

Relevance: Core · p. 11333 / attached p003 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Table 2

1. Introduction

11331-11333

Introduces supercapacitor classes, 2D materials, MOF definitions, and the dimensionality argument for 2D MOFs versus 3D MOFs.

Relevance: Core · p. 11332 / attached p002 · Introduction

3. 2D layered MOFs as electrode materials for SCs

11338-11341

Covers pillar-layered MOFs, top-down and bottom-up nanosheets, conductive-matrix compositing, and derived lamellar structures.

Relevance: Core · p. 11338 / attached p008 · 3. 2D layered MOFs as electrode materials for SCs

Taxonomies

Classification systems are attributed to this review and are not treated as a global material registry.

Dimensionality And Electrode Trade-OffsAuthor-proposed

2D MOFs versus 3D MOFs

Table 1 contrasts 2D MOF cycle stability, conductivity, porosity and hybridisation advantages with disadvantages such as crystallisation difficulty, lower energy/power density and unresolved conductive mechanisms.

Categories: 2D MOFs · 3D MOFs

p. 11333 / attached p003 · Introduction · Table 1

Electronic/Conductive ArchitectureAuthor-proposed

Conductive-aspect classification of 2D MOFs

The review organises supercapacitor-relevant 2D MOFs into intrinsically conductive planar systems and layered/pillared/nanosheet systems whose conductivity often needs engineering.

Categories: 2D conductive MOFs · 2D layered MOFs including pillar-layered MOFs and 2D nanosheets

p. 11331 / attached p001 · Abstract

Electrochemical Storage Mechanism

Supercapacitor working-mechanism classes

The introduction situates MOF electrodes within standard supercapacitor classes, useful for distinguishing EDLC behaviour from pseudocapacitive and battery-type mechanisms.

Categories: electric double-layer capacitors · pseudocapacitors · battery-type capacitors · hybrid supercapacitors

p. 11332 / attached p002 · Introduction

Nanosheet Fabrication Route

Layered MOF nanosheet preparation routes

The review distinguishes exfoliative routes such as Tyndall scattering, sonication-assisted liquid and solvent-induced delamination from bottom-up hydro/solvothermal, interfacial and Langmuir-Blodgett construction.

Categories: top-down delamination/exfoliation · bottom-up construction

p. 11338 / attached p008 · 3. 2D layered MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 5

Electronic Transport Mechanism

Conductive-MOF charge-transport modes

The review reports Meng et al.'s division of intrinsic conductive-MOF charge transport into hopping between donor/acceptor sites and delocalised band transport through valence or conduction bands.

Categories: hopping transport · band transport

p. 11336 / attached p006 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs

Material families

Review-defined families retain their representative materials and conduction descriptions.

Dithiolene and benzenehexathiol conductive nanosheets

2D Monolayer Or Thin-Film Conductive Networks

2D conductive coordination polymers/nanosheets based on sulfur-rich dithiolene or benzenehexathiol ligands.

Conduction: Conductivity is discussed as sensitive to structure, doping and film/pellet form.

Representative materials: Ni3(BHT)2 · Pd3(BHT)2 · Cu3(BHT)2

Nodes / linkers: Ni · Pd · Cu · benzenehexathiol · bis(dithiolene)

p. 11334-11335 / attached p004-p005 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 1

Catecholate MOF nanowire arrays on conductive supports

2D Conductive MOF Arrays Integrated With 1D Carbon Supports

Cu-CAT or Ni-CAT nanowire/nanowire-array conductive MOFs grown on carbon fibre paper or carbon nanofibres.

Conduction: Ordered arrays and direct growth reduce ion/electron transmission resistance and improve rate behaviour.

Representative materials: Cu-CAT NWAs · Ni-CAT NWAs/CNF · CNF@Ni-CAT

Nodes / linkers: Cu · Ni · catechol-type HTTP/HHTP linkers

p. 11338 / attached p008 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 4d-e

Large catechol-based Cu-DBC conductive MOF

2D Conductive MOF

A 2D conductive MOF based on a D2-symmetric catechol-containing dibenzochrysene linker.

Conduction: Reviewed as delivering high areal and volumetric capacitances in aqueous electrolyte.

Representative materials: Cu-DBC

Nodes / linkers: Cu · dibenzochrysene catechol linkers

p. 11336 / attached p006 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs

HAB-linked high-density conductive MOFs

2D Conductive Framework

2D conductive MOFs built using small hexaaminobenzene linkers to create sub-nanopores and high volumetric/areal capacitance.

Conduction: The small linker geometry supports dense frameworks and redox-active pseudocapacitive storage.

Representative materials: Cu-HAB · Ni-HAB

Nodes / linkers: Cu · Ni · hexaaminobenzene

p. 11336 / attached p006 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 2b

Planar triphenylene-based conductive MOFs

2D Pi-Conjugated Layered Frameworks

2D graphene-analogue MOFs built from conjugated triphenylene-type linkers and transition-metal nodes.

Conduction: Extended pi-d conjugation gives high skeletal conductivity and EDLC-like electrode behaviour in some examples.

Representative materials: Co/Ni/Cu HHTP MOFs · Ni3(HITP)2 · Cu3(HITP)2

Nodes / linkers: Co · Ni · Cu · hexahydroxytriphenylene · hexaiminotriphenylene

p. 11333 / attached p003 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 1

Layered MOF/conductive-matrix composites

2D Layered Nanosheets And Hybrid Papers

2D layered MOFs or nanosheets combined with carbon fibres, CNTs, rGO or metal oxides to compensate limited conductivity.

Conduction: Conductive matrices promote rapid charge transfer and electrolyte transport.

Representative materials: CNF@c-MOF · Ni-MOF/C-CNT · Co-MOF/rGO-40 · Cu-MOF@delta-MnO2

Nodes / linkers: Ni · Co · Cu · various MOF nanosheet linkers · carbon/inorganic conductive additives

p. 11340 / attached p010 · 3. 2D layered MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 7

MOF-derived lamellar electrode materials

Lamellar Derived Or Transformed Phases

Layered MOFs used as templates or precursors for derived lamellar hydroxide or transformed electrode phases.

Conduction: Used by the review to discuss phase transformation and cycling intermediates rather than pristine conductivity alone.

Representative materials: CoMn-LDH-SO4 · CoFRS · NiFRS · FeSC1 · FeSC2

Nodes / linkers: Co · Mn · Ni · Fe · ZIF-derived templates · triazole/benzene dicarboxylate · TATB-based ligands

p. 11341 / attached p011 · 3. 2D layered MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 8

Pillar-layered DABCO MOFs

2D Layers Pillared Into A 3D Framework

Layered metal paddle-wheel MOFs linked by functionalised BDC ligands and pillared by DABCO.

Conduction: Layered topology gives accessible charge storage, but pillar-layered MOFs often require conductivity engineering.

Representative materials: Ni-DMOF-ADC · DMOF

Nodes / linkers: Ni · functionalised BDC · DABCO pillar

p. 11339 / attached p009 · 3. 2D layered MOFs as electrode materials for SCs

TTF carboxylate conductive/proton-conductive MOFs

2D Network With Stacked Structures

Tetrathiafulvalene-octacarboxylate 2D MOFs with redox-active ligands and proton/electronic conduction coupling.

Conduction: Water, dimethylammonium and carboxyl groups enable proton conduction, while TTF redox assists interface charge transfer.

Representative materials: In-TTFOC · TTFOC

Nodes / linkers: In · tetrathiafulvalene octacarboxylate

p. 11336 / attached p006 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 3

Synthesis strategies

Review-level synthesis principles remain separate from primary-study recipes.

Bottom-up nanosheet construction

Build MOF nanosheets directly via hydro/solvothermal, interfacial, defect-mediated or Langmuir-Blodgett routes.

Claimed effects: Creates layered MOF nanosheets with controlled morphology and application-relevant surface area.

Controlling variables: defect-mediated transformation · interfacial growth · hydrothermal/solvothermal conditions · Langmuir-Blodgett assembly

Representative materials: lanthanide-based MOF nanosheets · hafnium-based MOF nanosheet · Co-MOF nanosheets

Caveat: The review groups several synthesis families; evidence varies by material.

p. 11338 / attached p008 · 3. 2D layered MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 5

Compositing layered MOFs with conductive matrices

Combine pillar-layered or nanosheet MOFs with carbon-based or inorganic conductive materials.

Claimed effects: Addresses low conductivity of layered MOFs and improves charge/electrolyte transfer.

Controlling variables: carbon nanofibres · CNT loading · rGO paper · metal oxide nanosheets · interfacial contact

Representative materials: CNF@c-MOF · Ni-MOF/C-CNT · Co-MOF/rGO-40 · Cu-MOF@delta-MnO2

Caveat: The review explicitly says detailed synergistic mechanisms remain unclear.

p. 11340 / attached p010 · 3. 2D layered MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 7

Direct growth on conductive current collectors

Grow MOF nanowires or arrays directly on carbon fibre paper or carbon nanofibres.

Claimed effects: Provides better transmission paths, promotes ion diffusion and reduces charge-transfer resistance.

Controlling variables: support chemistry · hydrothermal growth · array ordering · binder-free electrode contact

Representative materials: Cu-CAT NWAs · Ni-CAT NWAs/CNF · CNF@Ni-CAT

Caveat: Architecture-dependent comparisons should not be generalised without primary electrode details.

p. 11338 / attached p008 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 4d-e

Electrophoretic deposition of conductive MOF nanosheets

Deposits 2D Ni3(HITP)2 nanosheets onto nickel foam to form supercapacitor electrodes.

Claimed effects: Improves electrode integration and enables long-cycle symmetric SC operation.

Controlling variables: nanosheet dispersion · deposition substrate · neutral electrolyte · electrode morphology

Representative materials: Ni3(HITP)2 nanosheets

Caveat: Evidence is secondary and device-specific; primary paper needed for deposition details.

p. 11336 / attached p006 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 2c

Gas-liquid or liquid-liquid interfacial growth

Use an interface between reagent phases to assemble 2D conductive nanosheets or films.

Claimed effects: Can produce 2D pi-conjugated nanosheets and conductive films.

Controlling variables: organic/water phase boundary · metal salt · conjugated linker · film morphology

Representative materials: Ni3(BHT)2 · Cu3(BHT)2

Caveat: The review notes structure and conductivity can depend on morphology and measurement form.

p. 11333-11335 / attached p003-p005 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 1

MOF//MOF homogeneous array integration

Integrate active and conductive MOF components into one oriented array using a template.

Claimed effects: Combines a redox-active unit with a conducting component to activate adjacent MOF regions and improve capacitance.

Controlling variables: template · active MOF · conducting MOF · array orientation

Representative materials: Ni//Cu MOF array · Ni-MOF-24 · Cu3(HITP)2

Caveat: The review treats it as a performance strategy; mechanism should be checked in the original study.

p. 11337 / attached p007 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 4a-c

MOF sacrificial templates for lamellar derivatives

Use layered MOFs as precursors or templates to form derived lamellar hydroxides or transformed active phases.

Claimed effects: Creates derived electrodes and opens mechanism questions about whether the active phase is the original MOF or a transformed intermediate.

Controlling variables: MOF template · metal salt source · alkaline electrolyte · cycling-induced phase transformation

Representative materials: CoMn-LDH-SO4 · CoFRS · NiFRS · FeSC1

Caveat: Secondary evidence highlights uncertainty in structural alteration after cycling.

p. 11341 / attached p011 · 3. 2D layered MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 8

Top-down delamination of layered MOFs

Prepare 2D MOF nanosheets by exfoliating layered or 3D MOFs.

Claimed effects: Accesses ultrathin MOF nanosheets from pre-formed layered/3D frameworks.

Controlling variables: layered precursor · intercalation · sonication · solvent-induced delamination

Representative materials: {Zn(TPA)(H2O).DMF}n · [Cu(bpy)2(OTf)2]8 · Ti2(HDOBDC)2(H2DOBDC)

Caveat: Discussed at strategy level only; not all examples are supercapacitor electrodes.

p. 11338 / attached p008 · 3. 2D layered MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 5

Review claims

These are the review authors’ synthesis, not newly measured results.

Author InterpretationMedium supportApplication Relevance

The review argues that 2D MOFs are well suited to energy and portable-device supercapacitor applications because they combine accessible active sites, open channels, reasonable conductivity and fast charge/discharge behaviour.

Evidence basis: review_reasoning

Caveat: This is a broad review framing rather than a single primary benchmark.

p. 11331 / attached p001 · Abstract

Author InterpretationHigh supportMaterial Comparison

The review presents 2D MOFs as promising but not unconditionally superior to 3D MOFs; quasi-1D pores and dense stacks can limit all-direction ion/electron transport.

Evidence basis: single_reference

Caveat: Based on a secondary comparison table and cited modelling/analysis, not an extracted primary dataset.

p. 11332-11333 / attached p002-p003 · Introduction · Table 1

SpeculativeMedium supportSynthesis Strategy

The outlook identifies computational modelling as a tool to guide new conductive MOF design and predict structural changes during electrochemical cycling.

Evidence basis: review_reasoning

Caveat: Future-facing recommendation rather than established evidence.

p. 11342 / attached p012 · 4. Challenges and outlooks

Author InterpretationMedium supportMaterial Comparison

The review concludes that 2D conductive MOF electrodes can show strong conductivity and endurance even without conductive additives, unlike many layered MOF electrodes.

Evidence basis: multi_reference

Caveat: This is a comparative secondary conclusion and should be checked against individual electrode designs.

p. 11341-11342 / attached p011-p012 · 3. 2D layered MOFs as electrode materials for SCs

Consensus SummaryHigh supportHistorical Development

Early MOF energy-storage use was limited by very low conductivity, motivating the development of conductive 2D MOFs.

Evidence basis: multi_reference

Caveat: Chronology is review-selected rather than exhaustive.

p. 11333 / attached p003 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Scheme 1

DescriptiveMedium supportTransport Mechanism

The HAB-linked conductive MOF example is interpreted as storing charge by pseudocapacitance rather than electric-double-layer storage.

Evidence basis: single_reference

Caveat: Mechanistic statement is reported from the review's description of one study.

p. 11336 / attached p006 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 2b

Consensus SummaryMedium supportTransport Mechanism

Intrinsic conductive MOFs are reviewed as operating through either hopping transport or band transport, depending on localised versus delocalised charge pathways.

Evidence basis: single_reference

Caveat: The review attributes this taxonomy to Meng et al.; it is a conceptual mechanism split rather than a direct benchmark.

p. 11336 / attached p006 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs

Consensus SummaryHigh supportCaveat

For pillar-layered MOFs, limited conductivity is described as a practical barrier, often addressed by compositing with conductive carbon or inorganic matrices.

Evidence basis: multi_reference

Caveat: Compositing improves performance but can obscure the intrinsic MOF contribution.

p. 11340 / attached p010 · 3. 2D layered MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 7

Author InterpretationMedium supportMeasurement Interpretation

The same conductive-MOF family can show very different conductivity depending on pellet, pressed film, thin film or structural/grain-boundary context.

Evidence basis: multi_reference

Caveat: The review gives selected examples; primary measurement geometry should be checked before comparison.

p. 11335 / attached p005 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs

Author InterpretationMedium supportSynthesis Strategy

Nanosized morphologies and direct growth strategies are framed as responses to low gravimetric capacitance and transport resistance in 2D MOF electrodes.

Evidence basis: multi_reference

Caveat: Performance depends on support, loading and device architecture.

p. 11335-11338 / attached p005-p008 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 2 and Fig. 4

Author InterpretationHigh supportDefinition Scope

The review warns that conductive and layered 2D MOF categories are complementary rather than sharply bounded.

Evidence basis: review_reasoning

Caveat: Useful for chapter taxonomy wording: do not present categories as mutually exclusive.

p. 11342 / attached p012 · 4. Challenges and outlooks

Author InterpretationMedium supportMeasurement Interpretation

The review states that clear single-crystal structures are foundational for interpreting physical properties in 2D conductive coordination polymers.

Evidence basis: single_reference

Caveat: Single-crystal growth remains difficult and examples are few.

p. 11336-11337 / attached p006-p007 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 3

ContestedHigh supportControversy

The review flags disagreement over whether layered MOF electrodes maintain their structures during cycling or transform into metal hydroxides or other intermediates.

Evidence basis: multi_reference

Caveat: The review explicitly says additional experimental data are needed.

p. 11342 / attached p012 · 4. Challenges and outlooks

DescriptiveMedium supportTransport Mechanism

For TTFOC, the review reports an ionic-conduction/pseudocapacitance-coupling mechanism in which ligand redox assists interface charge transfer.

Evidence basis: single_reference

Caveat: This mechanism is material-specific and should not be generalised to all 2D MOFs.

p. 11336 / attached p006 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 3

Secondary benchmarks

Every row remains visibly secondary and links to a primary dossier only where the mapping is verified.

MaterialPropertyReported valueContext and qualityPrimary evidenceReview source
SecondaryCoMn-LDH-SO4areal capacity582.07 mC cm^-21 M KOH; CP at 2 mA cm^-2; Table 2
Table · Exact Reported
No verified corpus mappingp. 11333 / attached p003 · 3. 2D layered MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Table 2
SecondaryCu3(BHT)2conductivity1580 S cm^-1thin film, four-probe
Text · Exact Reported
research_0006p. 11335 / attached p005 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 1f
SecondaryCu-CAT NWs SSCsspecific capacitance202 F g^-13 M KCl; CP at 0.5 A g^-1; Table 2
Table · Exact Reported
research_0026p. 11333 / attached p003 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Table 2
SecondaryCu-DBCspecific and areal capacitance479 F g^-1; 879 mF cm^-21 M NaCl; CP at 0.2 A g^-1; Table 2
Table · Exact Reported
research_0068p. 11333 / attached p003 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Table 2
SecondaryCu-based HHTP MOFconductivity0.2 S cm^-1single crystals of Cu-based MOF
Text · Exact Reported
No verified corpus mappingp. 11333 / attached p003 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 1a
SecondaryCu[Cu(pdt)2]electrical conductivity6 x 10^-4 S cm^-1300 K; reported as relatively high for an early conductive MOF
Text · Exact Reported
research_0201p. 11333 / attached p003 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs
SecondaryCu-/Ni-HABspecific and areal capacitance427 F g^-1; 2000 mF cm^-21 M KOH; CV at 0.2 mV s^-1; Table 2
Table · Exact Reported
No verified corpus mappingp. 11333 / attached p003 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Table 2
SecondaryNAU-1 and NAU-2specific capacitance800 and 828 F g^-14 M KOH; CP at 1 A g^-1; Table 2
Table · Exact Reported
No verified corpus mappingp. 11333 / attached p003 · 3. 2D layered MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Table 2
SecondaryNi3(BHT)2conductivityup to 160 S cm^-1single-layer pi-conjugated structure; review text says high conductivity
Text · Approximate
No verified corpus mappingp. 11334 / attached p004 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 1b
SecondaryNi-CAT NWAsareal capacitance40.5 mF cm^-23 M KCl; CV at 5 mV s^-1; Table 2
Table · Exact Reported
research_0264p. 11333 / attached p003 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Table 2
SecondaryNi//Cu MOF arrayspecific capacitance1424 F g^-11 M KOH; CP at 2 A g^-1; Table 2
Table · Exact Reported
No verified corpus mappingp. 11333 / attached p003 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Table 2
SecondaryNi-DMOF-ADCspecific capacitance525 F g^-12 M KOH; CP at 1 A g^-1; Table 2
Table · Exact Reported
No verified corpus mappingp. 11333 / attached p003 · 3. 2D layered MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Table 2
SecondaryNi3(HITP)2conductivity2 S cm^-1 pressed pellet; 40 S cm^-1 pressed filmpressed pellet four-probe and pressed film four-probe
Text · Range
No verified corpus mappingp. 11335 / attached p005 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 1d
SecondaryNi3(HITP)2 nanosheetsareal capacitance15.69 mF cm^-21 M Na2SO4; CP at 0.1 mA cm^-2; Table 2
Table · Exact Reported
No verified corpus mappingp. 11333 / attached p003 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Table 2
SecondaryNi3(HITP)2specific capacitance111 F g^-11 M TEABF4/can; CP at 0.05 A g^-1; Table 2
Table · Exact Reported
No verified corpus mappingp. 11333 / attached p003 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Table 2
SecondaryNi-MOFspecific capacitance1668.7 F g^-13 M KOH; CP at 2 A g^-1; Table 2
Table · Exact Reported
No verified corpus mappingp. 11333 / attached p003 · 3. 2D layered MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Table 2
SecondaryPiCBA-based MSCsvolumetric capacitance34.1 F cm^-3H2SO4-PVA gel; CV at 50 mV s^-1; Table 2
Table · Exact Reported
No verified corpus mappingp. 11333 / attached p003 · 3. 2D layered MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Table 2
SecondaryPt3(HTTP)2 / HTTP-Pt frameworkbulk conductivity10^-6 S cm^-1pressed pellet, two-probe measurement
Text · Exact Reported
No verified corpus mappingp. 11335 / attached p005 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 1c
SecondaryTTFOC / In-TTFOCproton conductivity1.30 x 10^-2 S cm^-1303 K, 98% RH
Text · Exact Reported
No verified corpus mappingp. 11336 / attached p006 · 2. 2D conductive MOFs as electrode materials for SCs · Fig. 3

Research gaps

Open questions are presented as review-author priorities, not conclusions from the primary database.

electrode stability

Medium

The review reports no studies emphasising chemical and thermal stability of 2D conductive MOF electrodes.

Proposed direction: Investigate chemical, thermal and electrochemical stability for industrialisation-relevant endurance.

p. 11342 / attached p012 · 4. Challenges and outlooks

composite mechanism

High

The detailed synergistic mechanism in MOF/carbon or MOF/inorganic composites remains unclear.

Proposed direction: Prepare homogeneous composites and combine structural characterisation with transport and wettability studies.

p. 11342 / attached p012 · 4. Challenges and outlooks

cycling-induced structural change

High

Whether layered MOFs maintain original structures or convert to metal hydroxides/intermediates during cycling is unresolved.

Proposed direction: Thoroughly investigate structural alteration before and after cycling using more elaborate characterisations and modelling.

p. 11342 / attached p012 · 4. Challenges and outlooks

2D conductive MOF stacking and transport

High

How to control fabrication of unique 2D conductive MOFs to overcome dense stacks and improve ion/electron transport remains unresolved.

Proposed direction: Adopt existing structural insights to design larger inner spaces and reduce dense stacking.

p. 11342 / attached p012 · 4. Challenges and outlooks

electrode-electrolyte interaction

High

The matching mechanism between 2D conductive MOFs and electrolyte ions is unclear, including whether contact controls surface-area and pore utilisation.

Proposed direction: Clarify conductive MOF/electrolyte interactions in SC systems through mechanism-focused experiments.

p. 11342 / attached p012 · 4. Challenges and outlooks

conductivity of layered MOFs

High

Layered MOFs and MOF-based nanosheets need higher conductivity to improve electrochemical performance.

Proposed direction: Choose suitable pi-conjugated pillar and layer ligands to co-build conductive-layered MOFs.

p. 11342 / attached p012 · 4. Challenges and outlooks

single-crystal growth

High

Single crystals of 2D conductive MOFs remain difficult to prepare because of complicated coordination modes of planar pi-conjugated ligands.

Proposed direction: Develop novel growth strategies beyond PXRD simulation to attain single crystals.

p. 11342 / attached p012 · 4. Challenges and outlooks

derived electrodes

Medium

Using 2D conductive MOFs as templates or precursors for derived electrode materials is still challenging.

Proposed direction: Explore controlled conversion routes while preserving interpretable transport pathways.

p. 11342 / attached p012 · 4. Challenges and outlooks

Cited-study map

Mappings show which printed review references have a verified counterpart in the frozen primary corpus.

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ReferenceStudyRole and contextCorpus mapping
Ref. 142018Title unavailablelayered_mof_composite · device_benchmarkCited for flexible asymmetric SCs using 2D MOF/rGO papers.Unmapped
Ref. 552021Title unavailablesingle_crystal_structure · transport_interpretationUsed for the claim that high-quality single crystals reveal anisotropic internal electrical properties.Unmapped
Ref. 562019Title unavailableconductive_mof_device · cycle_stabilityCited for a hybrid CNF@Ni-CAT supercapacitor with strong cycle stability.Unmapped
Ref. 882020Title unavailabledimensionality_comparison · transport_caveatCited for limitations of dense 2D stacks and advantages of 3D scaffolds for transport.Unmapped
Ref. 942009Title unavailablehistorical_development · transport_benchmarkFirst conductive MOF highlighted in the review's conductive-MOF timeline.research_0201
Ref. 952012Title unavailablehistorical_development · conductive_frameworkCited for the 2D planar graphene-analogue HHTP MOF family and Cu conductivity.Unmapped
Ref. 972013Title unavailableinterfacial_growth · transport_benchmarkCited for gas-liquid interfacial Ni3(BHT)2 nanosheets and high conductivity.Unmapped
Ref. 982014Title unavailablemeasurement_caveat · conductive_frameworkCited for an HTTP-Pt framework where low pellet conductivity is linked to grain-boundary effects.Unmapped
Ref. 992014Title unavailableconductive_framework · transport_benchmarkCited for first report and conductivity values of Ni3(HITP)2.Unmapped
Ref. 1012015Title unavailableinterfacial_growth · transport_benchmarkCited for liquid-liquid interface synthesis and high thin-film conductivity of Cu3(BHT)2.research_0006
Ref. 1092017Title unavailablesupercapacitor_benchmark · conductive_mofCited for the first use of 2D conductive Ni3(HITP)2 as an active SC material.Unmapped
Ref. 1102017Title unavailablenanowire_array · supercapacitor_benchmarkCited for Cu-CAT nanowire arrays grown on carbon fibre paper and SC performance.research_0026
Ref. 1112018Title unavailablepseudocapacitance · conductive_mofCited for HAB-linked redox-active 2D MOFs with high volumetric and areal capacitance.Unmapped
Ref. 1122019Title unavailableelectrophoretic_deposition · supercapacitor_benchmarkCited for EPD fabrication of Ni3(HITP)2 nanosheet electrodes and long-cycle SC behaviour.Unmapped
Ref. 1132020Title unavailableconductive_mof · supercapacitor_benchmarkCited for Cu-DBC capacitance in aqueous NaCl.research_0068
Ref. 1142020Title unavailableproton_conduction · transport_mechanismCited for high proton conductivity and ionic conduction/pseudocapacitance coupling.Unmapped
Ref. 1152020Title unavailabletransport_mechanism · conceptual_taxonomyCited for hopping and band-transport descriptions in intrinsic conductive MOFs.Unmapped
Ref. 1162020Title unavailablemof_mof_array · supercapacitor_benchmarkCited for integrating active and conductive MOFs into a homogeneous oriented array.Unmapped
Ref. 1172021Title unavailablenanowire_array · transport_pathwayCited for Ni-CAT nanowire arrays on CNF and reduced ion/electron transport resistance.research_0264
Ref. 1182011Title unavailabletop_down_nanosheets · synthesis_strategyCited for first top-down Tyndall scattering synthesis of 2D MOF nanosheets.Unmapped
Ref. 1192013Title unavailabletop_down_nanosheets · pillar_layered_mofCited for wet-process nanosheets based on a pillar-layered MOF.Unmapped
Ref. 1202016Title unavailabletop_down_nanosheets · synthesis_strategyCited for top-down delamination of luminescent 2D MOF nanosheets.Unmapped
Ref. 1422017Title unavailablebottom_up_nanosheets · synthesis_strategyCited as a bottom-up MOF nanosheet construction example.Unmapped
Ref. 1432017Title unavailablebottom_up_nanosheets · defect_mediated_transformationCited as a bottom-up/defect-mediated nanosheet example.Unmapped
Ref. 1452016Title unavailablepillar_layered_mof · supercapacitor_benchmarkCited for a DABCO pillared nickel DMOF used directly as an SC electrode.Unmapped
Ref. 1462017Title unavailablemicro_supercapacitor · layer_by_layerCited for layer-by-layer PiCBA micro-supercapacitors.Unmapped
Ref. 1472018Title unavailablelayered_mof · supercapacitor_benchmarkCited for a solvothermal 2D layered Ni-MOF supercapacitor electrode.Unmapped
Ref. 1482019Title unavailablebottom_up_nanosheets · supercapacitor_benchmarkCited for surfactant-assisted bottom-up Co-MOF nanosheets and capacitance retention.research_0149
Ref. 1492019Title unavailableconductive_matrix · flexible_deviceCited for MOF nanomembranes on cellulose nanofibres and flexible/foldable SC electrodes.research_0174
Ref. 1502020Title unavailableconductive_matrix · cnt_interpenetrationCited for CNT-interpenetrated ultrathin 2D MOF nanosheets and hybrid electrode performance.Unmapped
Ref. 1512018Title unavailablemetal_oxide_composite · layered_mofCited for growing 3D Cu-MOF on manganese dioxide nanosheets to realise a layered composite.Unmapped
Ref. 1522019Title unavailablesacrificial_template · derived_lamellarCited for Co-ZIF-L sacrificial template conversion to layered double hydroxide electrodes.Unmapped
Ref. 1532019Title unavailablemechanism · layered_mofCited for 2D layered CuI-MOFs and power-law mechanism analysis.Unmapped
Ref. 1542020Title unavailablecycling_intermediate · layered_mofCited for alternate products/intermediates during charge-discharge cycles of layered MOF electrodes.Unmapped
Ref. 1562021Title unavailablephase_transformation · device_benchmarkCited for Fe-based MOF cycling transformation to FeOOH and hybrid device performance.Unmapped