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.
9 · Comparison of theoretical and experimental Dhopping ratio · Table S2 · Linked to 3 structured results
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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