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Anisotropic Redox Conductivity within a Metal-Organic Framework Material

Goswami S., Hod I., Duan J.D. et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2019 · 17696-17702

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Application RelevanceSupport assessment: Medium

The measured Dhopping range spans from insufficient to more than sufficient for full participation of micron-thick MOF electrocatalyst films at a benchmark 10 mA cm-2 current density.

Caveat: This is an application projection for electrocatalyst-functionalised films, not a direct catalytic test in this paper.

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Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: High

Redox-hopping transport in NU-1000 is strongly anisotropic, with c-direction/channel transport exceeding a,b-plane transport by about 200- to 3500-fold depending on conditions and direction of the potential step.

Caveat: The exact ratio depends on solvent, electrolyte, forward versus reverse step and whether diffusion or EIS-derived conductivity is compared.

4-5 · Conclusions · Table 1; Table S2; Figure S4 · Linked to 4 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: High

Solvothermal films orient NU-1000 rods end-on/tilted so electrochemical charge moves mainly along the c-direction, whereas EPD films place rods mainly parallel to the electrode so charge moves mainly through the a,b plane.

Caveat: Solvothermal rods need not be strictly normal; some tilting is acknowledged.

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Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium

The transport anisotropy is attributed to direction-dependent linker-to-linker electronic coupling in the NU-1000 csq topology; t3 and t1 coupling greatly exceed t2 coupling.

Caveat: Computational values are attributed to prior Patwardan and Schatz work and are used here as mechanistic support.

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Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium

Tight ion pairing in low-dielectric dichloromethane likely couples electronic and ionic motion, reducing agreement with the electronic-coupling prediction; acetonitrile screens charges better and gives an approximately 3500-fold forward-step anisotropy.

Caveat: The authors state further study is needed to understand the microscopic basis of anion sensitivity.

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Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High

NU-1000 becomes electrically conductive by reversible electrochemical oxidation of framework tetraphenylpyrene linkers, producing mixed-valent redox hopping rather than permanent through-node conductivity.

Caveat: Conductivity is assessed under electrochemical oxidation conditions.

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Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
NU-1000Zr6-based NU-1000 with TPPy(COO-)4 linkersRedox-inert hexazirconium(IV) oxy clusters; oxy-Zr6 cluster. · Carboxy-terminated tetraphenylpyrene linker, TPPy(COO-)4, from H4TBAPy.3D · Pristinecsq topology with one-dimensional hexagonal and trigonal mesopores/channels; rod-like hexagonal crystallites.1-2 · Abstract; Introduction · Figure 1
NU-1000 linker-coupling modelNU-1000 structural/electronic-coupling modelHexazirconium cluster positions used to organise neighbouring carboxylates. · TPPy linker pairs with t1, t2 and t3 electronic-coupling geometries.3D · Model SystemModel system for direction-dependent linker-to-linker electronic coupling in NU-1000.2 · Results and Discussion · Figure 2

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SampleForm and roleProcessing and geometrySource
Bulk NU-1000 powder used for EPD suspensionresearch_0219__mat__mat_nu1000Powder · Pristine Control · Pristine FrameworkPreviously reported bulk NU-1000 powder suspended in toluene before electrophoretic deposition.not_applicable4 · Electrophoretic deposition of NU-1000
EPD NU-1000 thin film on ZnO-coated FTOresearch_0219__mat__mat_nu1000Electrode · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkElectrophoretic deposition of suspended NU-1000 hexagonal rods; rods mainly parallel to the electrode with a hexagonal face contacting the substrate.ZnO-coated fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass electrode · about 0.8 um film thickness and about 3.0 um crystallite length from Figure S3B annotation2-3 · Results and Discussion · Figures 3-4
NU-1000 TPPy linker-pair coupling modelresearch_0219__mat__mat_nu1000_modelModel · Model System · ModelComputational model of linker-pair electronic coupling pathways t1, t2 and t3.not_applicable · not_applicable2 · Results and Discussion · Figure 2
Solvothermal NU-1000 thin film on ZnO-coated FTOresearch_0219__mat__mat_nu1000Electrode · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkInterfacial solvothermal growth on ZnO-coated FTO; crystallites end-on/tilted with one rod end grafted to the electrode.ZnO-coated fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass electrode · about 2.7 um film/crystallite height from Figure S3A annotation2-3 · Results and Discussion · Figures 3-4