Electrical Transport — Tunable electrical conductivity in metal-organic framework thin-film devices

Measurement evidence

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Tunable electrical conductivity in metal-organic framework thin-film devices · Talin A.A., Centrone A., Ford A.C. et al. · Science · 2014 · 66-69

7 measurement groups · 14 results

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

Resistance versus electrode gap

TCNQ-infiltrated Cu3(BTC)2 thin-film device · Thin Film

TCNQ-infiltrated devices with 100, 150 and 200 um electrode gaps

Geometry
Planar electrode gaps varied from 100 to 200 um
Context
target sample
Measurement source
2 · main text · Fig. 2B
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Resistance at 100 um electrode gapapproximately 0.23 x 10^6 ohmFigure Axis
Approximate
2 · figure · Fig. 2B
Resistance at 150 um electrode gapapproximately 0.45 x 10^6 ohmFigure Axis
Approximate
2 · figure · Fig. 2B
Resistance at 200 um electrode gapapproximately 1.0 x 10^6 ohmFigure Axis
Approximate
2 · figure · Fig. 2B

Conductivity versus TCNQ exposure time

TCNQ-infiltrated Cu3(BTC)2 thin-film device · Thin Film

Several devices monitored as TCNQ exposure time increased up to roughly 200 h

Geometry
thin-film devices
Context
target sample
Measurement source
2 · caption · Fig. 2F
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Conductivity near 200 h exposureapproximately 0.1-0.2 S/m at 200 h in Fig. 2Frange across plotted devicesFigure Axis
Range
2 · figure · Fig. 2F
Percolation fit for conductivity versus exposure timesigma = 4 x 10^-6 (t - 0.5)^2Caption
Exact Reported
2 · caption · Fig. 2F

I-V comparison for TCNQ, F4-TCNQ and H4-TCNQ guest-infiltrated films

F4-TCNQ-infiltrated Cu3(BTC)2 thin-film device · Thin Film

Guest identity varied; F4-TCNQ measured immediately after infiltration; H4-TCNQ nonconjugated guest

Geometry
same thin-film device platform
Context
guest-loaded comparison samples
Measurement source
3 · main text · Fig. 2A
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
F4-TCNQ@Cu3(BTC)2 current at 10 Vapproximately 2e-9 A at 10 V from Fig. 2AFigure Axis
Approximate
2 · figure · Fig. 2A
H4-TCNQ@Cu3(BTC)2 I-V behaviouressentially the same as uninfiltrated, nonconducting MOFText
Qualitative
3 · main text · Fig. 2A

Current-voltage (I-V) measurement

As-grown Cu3(BTC)2.xH2O thin-film device on Pt/SiO2 · Thin Film

As-grown hydrated Cu3(BTC)2 thin-film device measured in air

Atmosphere
air
Geometry
Pt pads 800 um by 400 um, 100 nm thick; gaps 100, 150 and 200 um; 100 nm MOF film
Context
pristine control
Measurement source
1 · main text · Fig. 2A
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
As-grown Cu3(BTC)2 conductivity~10^-6 S/mText
Approximate
1 · main text · Fig. 2A

Current-voltage (I-V) measurement

TCNQ-infiltrated Cu3(BTC)2 thin-film device · Thin Film

TCNQ-infiltrated devices after 72 h exposure to saturated TCNQ/CH2Cl2 solution

Atmosphere
air after infiltration
Geometry
Pt/Cu3(BTC)2/Pt planar thin-film device; gaps 100, 150, 200 um
Context
guest-loaded target compared with pristine control
Measurement source
1 · main text · Fig. 2A
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Conductivity enhancement after TCNQ infiltrationsix orders of magnitude greater than uninfiltrated deviceText
Rounded Reported
2 · main text · Fig. 2A
TCNQ@Cu3(BTC)2 conductivity after 72 h exposureMarked as a best value within this paper7 S/mText
Rounded Reported
1 · main text · Fig. 2A

Ambient stability of conductivity over time

TCNQ-infiltrated Cu3(BTC)2 thin-film device · Thin Film

Several TCNQ-infiltrated devices tracked in ambient atmosphere

Atmosphere
ambient atmosphere
Geometry
thin-film devices
Context
target sample
Measurement source
2 · main text · Fig. 2C
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Ambient conductivity stability durationat least 40 daysText
Rounded Reported
2 · main text · Fig. 2C
Approximate conductivity range during ambient stability testapproximately 3.5-9 S/m over 40 days across devicesrange across several plotted devicesFigure Axis
Range
2 · figure · Fig. 2C

Temperature-dependent I-V and Arrhenius analysis

TCNQ-infiltrated Cu3(BTC)2 thin-film device · Thin Film

Conductivity measured from about 125 K to 300 K; Arrhenius plot of sigma versus 1/T

Temperature
125-300
Geometry
thin-film device
Context
target sample
Measurement source
2 · main text · Fig. 2D-E
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Thermal activation energyEa = 41 +/- 1 meV+/- 1 meVText
Exact Reported
2 · main text · Fig. 2E
Current at 300 K and 10 Vapproximately 45 uA at 10 VFigure Axis
Approximate
2 · figure · Fig. 2D