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Porous lanthanide metal–organic frameworks with metallic conductivity

Skorupskii G., Le K.N., Cordova D.L.M. et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022 · e2205127119

2materials
8samples
2synthesis routes
13measurements
66results
5claims and caveats

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Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High

The room-temperature single-crystal conductivities are reported as the highest for porous MOFs/materials, with Nd1.5HOTP exceeding 1,000 S/cm.

Caveat: Record claim is as stated by authors relative to prior literature; extraction did not independently re-rank later papers.

p005 · Results and Discussion · Linked to 3 structured results

Phase AssignmentSupport assessment: Medium

The frameworks are structurally porous with accessible one-dimensional channels, but no gas-sorption porosity metric is reported in the supplied documents.

Caveat: Porosity evidence extracted here is crystallographic/structural; BET or uptake data were not present.

p002 · Fig. 1 caption · Fig. 1 · Linked to 2 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: High

Metallic transport is attributed to short pi-pi stacking of HOTP linkers along the crystallographic c direction, while in-plane Ln-O connectivity gives flatter bands.

Caveat: Mechanistic interpretation is based on DFT and optical anisotropy rather than direct carrier-mobility measurements.

p002 · Results and Discussion · Fig. 2 · Linked to 5 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High

The incommensurate structural transition is assigned to charge-density-wave ordering, providing further evidence for metallic behaviour.

Caveat: CDW assignment is inferential from diffraction, Raman, critical behaviour and metallic band/transport evidence; no direct electronic gap measurement is reported.

p004-p005 · Results and Discussion · Fig. 4 · Linked to 5 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High

Single crystals of La1.5HOTP and Nd1.5HOTP are metallic porous MOFs, supported by high room-temperature conductivities, Nd temperature-deactivated transport, and DFT band structures.

Caveat: Variable-temperature electrical transport was demonstrated for Nd1.5HOTP only because La crystals were not large enough for those measurements.

p001,p004 · Abstract/Results · Fig. 3 · Linked to 6 structured results

Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
La1.5HOTP; lanthanum 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaoxytriphenylene frameworkLn1.5(2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaoxytriphenylene), Ln = La; SI formula [La(OH)(OH2)]1.5HOTP . 2.6 H2O . 1.5 MeOH . 0.3 DMALa3+ in square-antiprismatic lanthanide-oxygen chains; one hydroxo and one aquo ligand per metal in formula model · 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaoxytriphenylene (HOTP), from H6HOTP precursor2D · PristineStacked honeycomb-like HOTP layers with one-dimensional accessible channels; monoclinic P21/n at 375 K; pi-pi stacking along crystallographic c direction.p002 · Results and Discussion · Fig. 1
Nd1.5HOTP; neodymium 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaoxytriphenylene frameworkLn1.5(2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaoxytriphenylene), Ln = Nd; SI formula [Nd(OH)(OH2)]1.5HOTP . 2.9 H2O . 0.03 DMA . 0.1 Nd(NO3)3 . 0.06 MeOH . 0.16 CH3COOHNd3+ in lanthanide-oxygen coordination environment; DFT model uses one hydroxo and one aquo ligand per metal · 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaoxytriphenylene (HOTP), from H6HOTP precursor2D · PristineStacked HOTP columns in a honeycomb-like framework; monoclinic C2/c at 375 K; incommensurate CDW modulation below about 370 K.p002 · Results and Discussion · Fig. 1/Fig. 4

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SampleForm and roleProcessing and geometrySource
La1.5HOTP DFT modelresearch_0121__mat__la15hotpModel · Model System · ModelCrystallographic high-temperature structure with minority disorder removed; H atoms added for aquo/hydroxo charge neutralityp005 · Density functional theory calculations
La1.5HOTP single-crystal conductivity devicesresearch_0121__mat__la15hotpSingle Crystal · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkWashed crystals, stored under methanol/dichloromethane/diethyl ether; contacted in air with graphite adhesive and thin wiresGlass slides for room-temperature probe-station devices; Si/SiO2 or quartz for spectroscopy where applicable · Device diameters in Table S2: 5-15.2 ump004 · Electrical conductivity measurements · Fig. S3/Table S2
La1.5HOTP single crystal for diffraction/refinementresearch_0121__mat__la15hotpSingle Crystal · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkCrystals from mother liquor or solvent suspensions; mounted for single-crystal diffractionParatone oil/crystal loop or sealed polyimide capillary for temperature-dependent diffraction · Crystal size 0.300 x 0.040 x 0.040 mm3 in Table S1p018 · Table S1 · Table S1
Ln1.5HOTP pressed pellet trial devicesresearch_0121__mat__nd15hotpPellet · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkPressed pellet-based devices attempted for conductivityvan der Pauw pellet devicep006 · Electrical Conductivity Measurements
Nd1.5HOTP DFT modelresearch_0121__mat__nd15hotpModel · Model System · ModelDFT model with FM order and GGA+U treatment of Nd 4f electronsp005-p006 · Density functional theory calculations
Nd1.5HOTP single-crystal room-temperature conductivity devicesresearch_0121__mat__nd15hotpSingle Crystal · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkWashed crystals, contacted in air with graphite adhesive and thin copper wiresGlass slides for room-temperature probe-station devices · Device diameters in Table S2: 7.3-54.6 ump004 · Electrical conductivity measurements · Table S2
Nd1.5HOTP single crystal for diffraction/refinementresearch_0121__mat__nd15hotpSingle Crystal · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkCrystals from mother liquor or solvent suspensions; mounted for single-crystal diffractionParatone oil/crystal loop or sealed polyimide capillary for temperature-dependent diffraction · Crystal size 0.400 x 0.035 x 0.035 mm3 in Table S1p018 · Table S1 · Table S1
Nd1.5HOTP variable-temperature single-crystal devicesresearch_0121__mat__nd15hotpSingle Crystal · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkGold-wire graphite-adhesive devices measured in low-pressure heliumSapphire wafer pieces on PPMS resistivity puck · Only larger crystals >50 um thickness produced well-functioning variable-temperature devicesp004-p005 · Electrical conductivity measurements · Fig. 3C/Fig. S3