Abstract

High performance lithium-sulfur batteries have been successfully constructed by using boronate ester covalent organic frameworks (COFs) as the polysulfide hosts. The adsorption mechanism is ascribed to uniform coexistence of both electron-rich O and electron-deficient B atoms that can adsorb Li+ and Sx2−, respectively. In addition, the ordered structure of COFs allows higher heteroatom doping ratio as well as more uniform distribution and redeposition of sulfur, leading to good electrode kinetics. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.