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2D organic framework membranes: extending functions in natural ion channels to scalable nanofluidic applications

Figure 11. Applications of 2D organic framework membranes in desalination, osmotic energy conversion, artificial synapse, proton conductor and energy storage. (A) The illustration of hourglass-shaped nanochannels. (B) pH-dependent desalination performance of COF-CDN-12. (A and B) Ref.[182] Copyright © 2025, The Author(s); Osmotic energy device schematics: (C) half-cell and (D) full-cell. (C and D) Ref.[184] Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Advanced Materials published by Wiley-VCH GmbH; (E) Schematic of ionic information processing in the human nervous system. (E) Ref.[9] Copyright © 2025, American Chemical Society; (F) Proton transport through SHB versus conventional H-bond within confined water. (F) Ref.[204] Copyright © 2022, The Author(s); (G-I) Li+ transport/plating schematics, ionic conductivity, and cycling performance of Li@AIL-NFE||LFP cells[207]. (G-I) Reproduced under the CC-BY-NC license from Ref.[207] Copyright © 2025, The Author(s). LiTFSI: Lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide; COF: covalent organic framework; CDN: cyclodextrin nanoparticle: Li@AIL-NFE||LFP: (AIL-NFE: artificial interphase layer inspired by the nanofluidic effects; LFP: lithium iron phosphate cathode; Li: lithium-metal anode).