Spectroscopy — Giant Enhancement of Carrier Mobility in Bimetallic Coordination Polymers

Measurement evidence

Spectroscopy

Giant Enhancement of Carrier Mobility in Bimetallic Coordination Polymers · Dhara B., Kumar V., Gupta K. et al. · ACS Omega · 2017 · 4488-4493

4 measurement groups · 11 results

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

EDXS elemental mapping

Fe-BTC-Cr 1:1 xerogel pressed pellet · Pellet

Elemental mapping of Fe and Cr distribution in bimetallic samples.

Context
pristine bimetallic framework
Measurement source
p003 · Results and Discussion · Figure 4a; Figure S4
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Fe/Cr spatial distributionhomogeneous distribution of Fe and Cr across 1:1, 2:1 and 1:2 bimetallic CPsText
Qualitative
p002 · Results and Discussion · Figure 4a; Figure S4

FTIR spectroscopy using KBr pellet

Fe-BTC-Cr 1:1 xerogel pressed pellet · Pellet

FTIR used to verify BTC coordination and metal-oxygen bonding in CPs.

Context
pristine bimetallic framework
Measurement source
p002 · Results and Discussion · Figure S1
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
BTC C=O stretching vibration after coordination~1630 cm-1 in all CPs, shifted from BTC at ~1730 cm-1Text
Approximate
p002 · Results and Discussion · Figure S1
Cr-O stretching vibration~525 cm-1Text
Approximate
p002 · Results and Discussion · Figure S1
Fe-O stretching vibration~470 cm-1Text
Approximate
p002 · Results and Discussion · Figure S1

solid-state UV-vis absorption; Tauc plot

Fe-BTC-Cr 1:1 xerogel pressed pellet · Pellet

Solid-state UV-vis spectra measured from 250-800 nm and converted using Kubelka-Munk function; band gaps estimated from Tauc plots.

Temperature
room temperature
Context
pristine bimetallic framework compared with monometallic controls and mechanical mixture
Measurement source
p003 · Results and Discussion · Figure 5b
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Cr-BTC band gap~3.8 eVText
Approximate
p003 · Results and Discussion · Figure 5b
Fe-BTC band gap~2.8 eVText
Approximate
p003 · Results and Discussion · Figure 5b
Fe-BTC-Cr band gapMarked as a best value within this paper~2.4 eVText
Approximate
p003 · Results and Discussion · Figure 5b
New hybrid charge-transfer band~1.75 eVText
Approximate
p003 · Results and Discussion · Figure 5b inset

XPS with Al Kalpha source

Fe-BTC-Cr 1:1 xerogel pressed pellet · Pellet

Fe 2p and Cr 2p XPS spectra of 1:1 Fe-BTC-Cr at room temperature.

Temperature
room temperature
Context
pristine bimetallic framework
Measurement source
p003 · Results and Discussion · Figure 4b
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Cr 2p3/2 binding energy577.4 eVText
Exact Reported
p003 · Results and Discussion · Figure 4b
Fe 2p3/2 binding energy711.3 eVText
Exact Reported
p003 · Results and Discussion · Figure 4b
Fe/Cr elemental composition from XPS~1:1Text
Approximate
p003 · Results and Discussion · Figure 4b