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Conductive Metal–Organic Framework Nanowire Array Electrodes for High-Performance Solid-State Supercapacitors

Li W.-H., Ding K., Tian H.-R. et al. · Advanced Functional Materials · 2017 · 1702067

7materials
17samples
5synthesis routes
31measurements
57results
5claims and caveats

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Author interpretations and caveats

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Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High

Cu-CAT nanowire arrays grown directly on carbon fibre paper enable binder-free and conductive-additive-free MOF electrodes for supercapacitors.

Caveat: The electrode sample is a substrate-supported composite even though the active MOF framework is pristine.

p.1-2 · Introduction; Morphology and Structural Analysis · Figure 1 · Linked to 3 structured results

Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High

The Cu-CAT NWA solid-state supercapacitor reaches high surface-area-normalised capacitance relative to reported MOF and many carbon solid-state supercapacitors.

Caveat: Literature comparisons in Table S2 are not first-hand results from this study.

p.5 · Supercapacitors Performance · Figure 4d; Table S2 · Linked to 3 structured results

CaveatSupport assessment: High

The Cu-CAT powder synthesis solvent ratio is ambiguous: the Results section states water/DMF = 4:1, whereas the Experimental shared recipe states water/DMF = 1:1.

Caveat: NWA recipe is otherwise complete; powder-only recipe is marked partial.

p.2, p.6 · Morphology and Structural Analysis; Experimental Section

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: Medium

Nanowire growth along [001] aligns Cu-CAT 1D channels along the nanowire direction, facilitating electrolyte-ion transport and high-rate performance.

Caveat: The ion-transport link is mechanistic interpretation rather than directly measured diffusion coefficient.

p.2-3 · Morphology and Structural Analysis · Figure 2; Figure S3 · Linked to 4 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High

Directly grown single-crystal nanowire arrays reduce intrinsic/contact and charge-transfer resistance compared with powder/PVDF electrodes.

Caveat: Transport mechanism is inferred from EIS and morphology; no four-probe measurement on individual NWAs was reported.

p.3 · Supercapacitors Performance · Figure 3e · Linked to 4 structured results

Material identities

Names and aliases are kept exactly within the paper’s own identity model.

MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
Carbon fibre paperCunknown · UnknownNon-MOF current collector/control with smooth fibres about 2 um in diameter.p.2 · Morphology and Structural Analysis · Figure 1b
Cu-CAT / Cu-HHTP conductive MOFBrowse family: Cu₃(HHTP)₂ / Cu–HHTPCu-CAT; commonly Cu3(HHTP)2Cu ions coordinated to HHTP ligands in the ab plane. · 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexahydroxytriphenylene (HHTP).2D · Pristine2D hexagonal lattice packed along the c-axis with slipped-parallel AB stacking, forming honeycomb-like 1D channels along c.p.2 · Morphology and Structural Analysis · Figure 1a
MIL-100not specified in this papernot specified in this paper · not specified in this paper3D · PristineLow-conductivity MOF control prepared by previously reported solvothermal conditions.p.4, p.6 · Supercapacitors Performance; Experimental Section · Figure 3f; Table S1
MIL-101not specified in this papernot specified in this paper · not specified in this paper3D · PristineLow-conductivity MOF control prepared by previously reported solvothermal conditions.p.4, p.6 · Supercapacitors Performance; Experimental Section · Figure 3f; Table S1
UiO-66not specified in this papernot specified in this paper · not specified in this paper3D · PristineLow-conductivity MOF control prepared by previously reported solvothermal conditions.p.4, p.6 · Supercapacitors Performance; Experimental Section · Figure 3f; Table S1
ZIF-67Browse family: ZIF-67 / Co(mIm)₂not specified in this papernot specified in this paper · not specified in this paper3D · PristineLow-conductivity MOF control; highest capacitance among the low-conductive MOF controls in this paper.p.4 · Supercapacitors Performance · Figure 3f
ZIF-8Browse family: ZIF-8 / Zn(mIm)₂not specified in this papernot specified in this paper · not specified in this paper3D · PristineLow-conductivity MOF control prepared by previously reported solvothermal conditions.p.4, p.6 · Supercapacitors Performance; Experimental Section · Figure 3f; Table S1

Sample register

Sample form, processing state and composition status define the context for measurements.

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SampleForm and roleProcessing and geometrySource
Blank carbon fibre paper electroderesearch_0026__mat__carbon_fibre_paperElectrode · Pristine Control · UnknownCleaned by ultrasonication in DI water/acetone/isopropanol, washed with ethanol and dried before use.self-supporting carbon fibre paper · fibre diameter approximately 2 ump.3, p.6 · Supercapacitors Performance; Experimental Section · Figure S6b
Cu-CAT crystallite powderresearch_0026__mat__cu_catPowder · Pristine Control · Pristine FrameworkIrregular crystallite powder collected from the bottom of the glass vial; used for powder electrodes and pressed pellets.nonep.2, p.6 · Morphology and Structural Analysis; Experimental Section · Figure S1
Symmetric solid-state supercapacitor with Cu-CAT NWA electrodesresearch_0026__mat__cu_catElectrode · Target Sample · CompositeCu-CAT NWA electrodes coated twice with PVA/KCl gel, dried and assembled into a symmetric device.two Cu-CAT NWA/carbon fibre paper electrodes with NKK TF40 separator and PVA/KCl gel · electrode pieces 1.5 x 1.5 cm2; mass loading 0.5-2.0 mg cm-2, generally about 2.0 mg cm-2p.4, p.6 · Supercapacitors Performance; Fabrication of the Solid-State Supercapacitor · Figure 4; Figure S10
Cu-CAT nanowire arrays on carbon fibre paperresearch_0026__mat__cu_catElectrode · Target Sample · CompositeDark-blue oriented Cu-CAT NWAs grown directly on carbon fibre paper; used as binder-free/additive-free integrated electrodes.carbon fibre paper · nanowire diameter 200-250 nm; length 3-15 um; mass loading 0.40-2.01 mg cm-2p.2, p.6 · Morphology and Structural Analysis; Experimental Section · Figure 1c,d
Pressed Cu-CAT powder pelletresearch_0026__mat__cu_catPellet · Pristine Control · Pristine FrameworkPowder pellet measured by two-probe conductivity in air at 297 K in the dark.none · pressed at approximately 1 GPap.6 · Characterization · Table S1
Cu-CAT powder slurry electrode on carbon fibre paperresearch_0026__mat__cu_catElectrode · Pristine Control · CompositeCu-CAT crystallite powder mixed with PVDF in NMP, coated on carbon fibre paper and dried under vacuum; no conductive carbon additive.carbon fibre paper · mass loading 0.40 mg cm-2 for powder/control electrodesp.3, p.6 · Supercapacitors Performance; Experimental Section · Figure 3d,e
Symmetric solid-state supercapacitor with Cu-CAT powder electrodesresearch_0026__mat__cu_catElectrode · Pristine Control · CompositeAll-solid-state device fabricated by the same process as the Cu-CAT NWA device but using Cu-CAT powder electrode.carbon fibre paper with PVA/KCl gel electrolyte and separator · not separately specifiedp.5, p.6 · Supercapacitors Performance; Fabrication of the Solid-State Supercapacitor · Figure 4e
MIL-100 pressed powder pelletresearch_0026__mat__mil100Pellet · Pristine Control · Pristine FrameworkLow-conductivity MOF powder pellet measured by two-probe conductivity.none · pressed at approximately 1 GPap.15 · Table S1 · Table S1
MIL-100 powder slurry electrode without conductive carbonresearch_0026__mat__mil100Electrode · Pristine Control · CompositeMOF powder mixed with PVDF in NMP, coated on carbon fibre paper and vacuum dried; no conductive carbon additive.carbon fibre paper · mass loading 0.40 mg cm-2p.6 · Preparation of the Electrodes for Electrochemical Measurements · Table S1
MIL-101 pressed powder pelletresearch_0026__mat__mil101Pellet · Pristine Control · Pristine FrameworkLow-conductivity MOF powder pellet measured by two-probe conductivity.none · pressed at approximately 1 GPap.15 · Table S1 · Table S1
MIL-101 powder slurry electrode without conductive carbonresearch_0026__mat__mil101Electrode · Pristine Control · CompositeMOF powder mixed with PVDF in NMP, coated on carbon fibre paper and vacuum dried; no conductive carbon additive.carbon fibre paper · mass loading 0.40 mg cm-2p.6 · Preparation of the Electrodes for Electrochemical Measurements · Table S1
UiO-66 pressed powder pelletresearch_0026__mat__uio66Pellet · Pristine Control · Pristine FrameworkLow-conductivity MOF powder pellet measured by two-probe conductivity.none · pressed at approximately 1 GPap.15 · Table S1 · Table S1
UiO-66 powder slurry electrode without conductive carbonresearch_0026__mat__uio66Electrode · Pristine Control · CompositeMOF powder mixed with PVDF in NMP, coated on carbon fibre paper and vacuum dried; no conductive carbon additive.carbon fibre paper · mass loading 0.40 mg cm-2p.6 · Preparation of the Electrodes for Electrochemical Measurements · Table S1
ZIF-67 pressed powder pelletresearch_0026__mat__zif67Pellet · Pristine Control · Pristine FrameworkLow-conductivity MOF powder pellet measured by two-probe conductivity.none · pressed at approximately 1 GPap.15 · Table S1 · Table S1
ZIF-67 powder slurry electrode without conductive carbonresearch_0026__mat__zif67Electrode · Pristine Control · CompositeMOF powder mixed with PVDF in NMP, coated on carbon fibre paper and vacuum dried; no conductive carbon additive.carbon fibre paper · mass loading 0.40 mg cm-2p.6 · Preparation of the Electrodes for Electrochemical Measurements · Table S1
ZIF-8 pressed powder pelletresearch_0026__mat__zif8Pellet · Pristine Control · Pristine FrameworkLow-conductivity MOF powder pellet measured by two-probe conductivity.none · pressed at approximately 1 GPap.15 · Table S1 · Table S1
ZIF-8 powder slurry electrode without conductive carbonresearch_0026__mat__zif8Electrode · Pristine Control · CompositeMOF powder mixed with PVDF in NMP, coated on carbon fibre paper and vacuum dried; no conductive carbon additive.carbon fibre paper · mass loading 0.40 mg cm-2p.6 · Preparation of the Electrodes for Electrochemical Measurements · Table S1