Electrical Transport — Electron delocalization and charge mobility as a function of reduction in a metal-organic framework

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Electrical Transport

Electron delocalization and charge mobility as a function of reduction in a metal-organic framework · Aubrey M.L., Wiers B.M., Andrews S.C. et al. · Nature Materials · 2018 · 625-632

5 measurement groups · 18 results

Reported values remain attached to the sample, method, conditions, extraction quality and source location that produced them.

Single-crystal field-effect transistor transfer measurements

Stepwise-reduced KxFe2(BDP)3 single-microcrystal FET devices · Single Crystal

Transfer current fitted using standard FET equations and cylindrical channel capacitance; VSD = 1 V in Fig. 5c.

Temperature
300
Geometry
back-gated microcrystal FET on SiO2/Si with Pt/C contacts
Context
Pristine and stepwise K-reduced single-crystal devices.
Measurement source
SI p.21, p.40 · Description of mobility calculations; Table S7 · Figs. S23-S30; Table S7
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Average electron field-effect mobility of Fe2(BDP)32 x 10-3 cm2 V-1 s-1Text
Rounded Reported
main p.5, article p.629 · Conductivity and charge mobility · Fig. 5d
Average hole field-effect mobility of Fe2(BDP)36 x 10-4 cm2 V-1 s-1Text
Rounded Reported
main p.5, article p.629 · Conductivity and charge mobility · Fig. 5d
Peak electron field-effect mobility for K0.98Fe2(BDP)3Marked as a best value within this paper0.84 cm2 V-1 s-1Text
Rounded Reported
main p.5, article p.629 · Conductivity and charge mobility · Fig. 5d; Table S7
Device 1 field-effect mobility at x = 0.785.45E-01 cm2 V-1 s-1SI Table
Exact Reported
SI p.40 · Table S7 · Table S7
Estimated minimum mobility for effective-mass modelabout 0.3 cm2 V-1 s-1aboutCalculated From Reported
Approximate
main p.5, article p.629 · Conductivity and charge mobility

Four-point variable-temperature DC conductivity

Fe2(BDP)3 single-microcrystal FET device · Single Crystal

Single Fe2(BDP)3 crystal; 80-300 K Arrhenius analysis.

Temperature
80-300
Geometry
single-crystal four-contact microelectrode device
Context
Pristine Fe2(BDP)3 only.
Measurement source
main p.5, article p.629 · Conductivity and charge mobility · Fig. 5b; Fig. S22
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
High-temperature Arrhenius activation energy25 +/- 5 meV over 225-300 K+/- 5 meVText
Exact Reported
main p.5, article p.629 · Conductivity and charge mobility · Fig. S22
Low-temperature Arrhenius activation energy102 +/- 3 meV over 80-200 K+/- 3 meVText
Exact Reported
main p.5, article p.629 · Conductivity and charge mobility · Fig. S22
Four-point DC conductivity of Fe2(BDP)3 single crystal at 300 KMarked as a best value within this paper9.6 x 10-3 S cm-1Text
Rounded Reported
main p.5, article p.629 · Conductivity and charge mobility · Fig. 5b

Flash photolysis time-resolved microwave conductivity (FP-TRMC)

KxFe2(BDP)3/PMMA FP-TRMC films · Thin Film

25 C under N2; 355 nm Nd:YAG laser pulses; 6.5e15 photons cm-2 pulse-1; microwave ca. 9.1 GHz.

Temperature
298
Atmosphere
N2
Geometry
50/50 wt% MOF/PMMA film on quartz
Context
Composite measurement format for pristine and K-reduced MOF powders.
Measurement source
main p.4, article p.628 · Conductivity and charge mobility · Fig. 5a
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
FP-TRMC mobility for Fe2(BDP)30.02 cm2 V-1 s-1Text
Rounded Reported
main p.4, article p.628 · Conductivity and charge mobility · Fig. 5a
FP-TRMC mobility for K0.2Fe2(BDP)30.04 cm2 V-1 s-1Figure Axis
Rounded Reported
main p.6, article p.630 · Fig. 5 · Fig. 5a
FP-TRMC mobility for K0.4Fe2(BDP)30.09 cm2 V-1 s-1Figure Axis
Rounded Reported
main p.6, article p.630 · Fig. 5 · Fig. 5a
FP-TRMC maximum mobility for K0.8Fe2(BDP)3Marked as a best value within this paper0.29 cm2 V-1 s-1Text
Rounded Reported
main p.4, article p.628 · Conductivity and charge mobility · Fig. 5a

Pressed-pellet conductivity and impedance measurements

Pressed pellets of KxFe2(BDP)3 · Pellet

Four-point pressed pellet conductivity for K0.2Fe2(BDP)3 and impedance/Nyquist plots for K0.2 and K0.4 pellets.

Geometry
pressed pellet
Context
Reduced powder pellets compared qualitatively with single crystals.
Measurement source
SI p.27, p.38-39 · Pressed pellet conductivity and impedance · Figs. S21, S32, S33
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Pressed pellet conductivity relative to single crystalat least a million times lower than comparable two-contact single-crystal measurementsat leastText
Approximate
main p.6, article p.630 · Conductivity and charge mobility · Figs. S32-S33

Two-point DC conductivity on single-crystal FET devices

Stepwise-reduced KxFe2(BDP)3 single-microcrystal FET devices · Single Crystal

Device 1 measured as a function of K insertion; source-drain IV curves before and after reduction.

Temperature
300
Atmosphere
protected transfer; measured in home-built probe station
Geometry
single microcrystal bridging interdigitated electrodes with Pt/C contacts
Context
Same device measured before and after stepwise reduction.
Measurement source
SI p.40 · Tabulated mobility and conductivity values · Table S6
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Estimated carrier density for K0.98Fe2(BDP)3ne ~ 7 x 10^21 e cm-3approximatelyCalculated From Reported
Approximate
main p.6, article p.630 · Conductivity and charge mobility
Conductivity enhancement on reduction to K0.98Fe2(BDP)3about a 10,000-fold conductivity increaseaboutText
Approximate
main p.5, article p.629 · Conductivity and charge mobility · Table S6
Estimated four-contact conductivity of K0.98Fe2(BDP)3on the order of ~7 x 10^2 S cm-1order-of-magnitude estimateCalculated From Reported
Approximate
main p.6, article p.630 · Conductivity and charge mobility
Two-point DC conductivity of Fe2(BDP)3 single crystal, device 13.50E-7 S cm-1SI Table
Exact Reported
SI p.40 · Table S6 · Table S6
Maximum two-point DC conductivity of K0.98Fe2(BDP)3 single crystal, device 1Marked as a best value within this paper2.52E-2 S cm-1SI Table
Exact Reported
SI p.40 · Table S6 · Table S6