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Highly Conductive 2D Metal-Organic Framework Thin Film Fabricated by Liquid-Liquid Interfacial Reaction Using One-Pot-Synthesized Benzenehexathiol

Chen I.-F., Lu C.-F., Su W.-F. · Langmuir · 2018 · 15754-15762

3materials
5samples
10synthesis routes
18measurements
58results
5claims and caveats

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Application RelevanceSupport assessment: Medium

Ag3BHT2 thin film is proposed as a potential material for electronic devices and sensors because of its high conductivity and simple synthesis.

Caveat: No actual device or sensor performance test is reported in this paper.

15754 and 15760 · Abstract; Conclusions · Linked to 1 structured result

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: High

Ag3BHT2 thin film conductivity is attributed to Ag-S pi-d conjugation plus an ordered hexagonal planar structure that supports intralayer and interlayer charge transport.

Caveat: Mechanistic attribution is supported by XRD/XPS correlations rather than direct transport pathway measurement.

15757-15760 · Materials Characterization · Figure 6; Table 2 · Linked to 3 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: High

Ag3BHT2 interfacial thin film is more conductive than the powder-pressed thick film because it is more ordered and has fewer uncoordinated BHT/sulfur defects.

Caveat: The thick-film defect assignment comes mainly from surface-sensitive XPS plus weak XRD intensity.

15758-15760 · Materials Characterization · Figures 5-7; Table 2 · Linked to 4 structured results

Synthesis MechanismSupport assessment: High

The one-pot BHT synthesis avoids liquid ammonia and is safer, simpler, and faster than the conventional route, with the best C6F6/i-C3H7-SNa route giving 85% yield in 6 h.

Caveat: Safety comparison is argued qualitatively; yield/time are directly tabulated.

15755 and 15760 · Results and Discussion; Conclusions · Table 1 · Linked to 1 structured result

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High

Au3BHT2 is nearly insulating because its structure is disordered/randomly oriented and lacks effective planar conjugation and pi-pi stacking.

Caveat: The structural interpretation is inferred from weak XRD, XPS oxidation-state complexity, and morphology.

15758-15760 · Materials Characterization; Conclusions · Figure 6; Table 2 · Linked to 3 structured results

Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
Ag3BHT2Ag3BHT2Ag ions · benzenehexathiol (BHT)2D · PristineHexagonal lattice planar structure; one BHT molecule coordinates six metal ions and each metal ion coordinates four sulfurs.15756-15758 · Results and Discussion · Scheme 2; Figure 6
Au3BHT2Au3BHT2Au ions · benzenehexathiol (BHT)2D · PristineNominal 2D planar BHT-Au coordination polymer; experimentally lower crystallinity and disordered/deviated planar structure.15758-15760 · Results and Discussion · Figure 6
benzenehexathiolC6S6H6none · benzenehexathiol (BHT)0D · UnknownOrganic thiol precursor ligand; not a conductive MOF.15760 · Experimental Methods - Synthesis of Benzenehexathiol (BHT)

Sample register

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SampleForm and roleProcessing and geometrySource
Ag3BHT2 powder-pressed thick filmresearch_0096__mat__ag3bht2Pellet · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkMOF powder filtered, washed, vacuum dried, then pressed into 7 mm disk at 50 psi64.23 +/- 0.43 um15759-15761 · Table 2; Experimental Methods · Table 2
Ag3BHT2 thin filmresearch_0096__mat__ag3bht2Thin Film · Target Sample · Pristine Frameworkliquid-liquid interfacial film deposited by slow liquid removal onto Si/SiO2 substrate20 x 20 mm2 silicon substrate with 300 nm thermally grown SiO2 · 276.51 +/- 5.53 nm15759-15761 · Table 2; Experimental Methods · Table 2
Au3BHT2 powder-pressed thick filmresearch_0096__mat__au3bht2Pellet · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkMOF powder filtered, washed, vacuum dried, then pressed into 7 mm disk at 50 psi89.05 +/- 0.12 um15759-15761 · Table 2; Experimental Methods · Table 2
Au3BHT2 thin filmresearch_0096__mat__au3bht2Thin Film · Target Sample · Pristine Frameworkliquid-liquid interfacial film deposited by slow liquid removal onto Si/SiO2 substrate20 x 20 mm2 silicon substrate with 300 nm thermally grown SiO2 · 324.72 +/- 11.23 nm15759-15761 · Table 2; Experimental Methods · Table 2
BHT yellow solidresearch_0096__mat__bht_ligandPowder · Unknown · Unknownprecipitated, filtered, washed with water and acetone15760 · Experimental Methods - Synthesis of Benzenehexathiol (BHT)