CaveatSupport assessment: High
The 95% r.h. conductivity value is likely dominated by continuous liquid water phase formation and should not be used as intrinsic MOF conductivity.
Caveat: Authors explicitly call the 95% r.h. effect bulk water condensation and limit later measurements to 90% r.h.
5 · Results and Discussion · Figure 6 · Linked to 1 structured result
Phase AssignmentSupport assessment: High
Co-MOF-74 is assigned as the MOF-74/CPO-27-Co framework with Co(II)-dobdc nodes, trigonal R-3 symmetry, and 1D micropores parallel to the crystallographic c axis.
Caveat: The structure figure uses cited crystallographic data rather than a new single-crystal refinement in this paper.
1-2 · Introduction · Figure 1 · Linked to 3 structured results
Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: High
Co-MOF-74 retains its powder XRD peak positions under humid conditions from 20 C to 60 C at 93% relative humidity.
Caveat: Minor intensity changes of the first diffraction peak are attributed to water occupancy inside the pores.
3-4 · Results and Discussion · Figure 3 · Linked to 2 structured results
Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: Medium
Activation dehydrates Co-MOF-74 and reversibly changes the colour from red to black; re-exposure to humid air restores red colour through water coordination at open Co sites.
Caveat: Qualitative observation, not a quantified transport result.
4 · Results and Discussion
Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High
Proton conductivity is strongly anisotropic, with much higher conductivity along the micropore c axis than orthogonal to it.
Caveat: The orientation comparison is from one single crystal at 25 C and 92% r.h.
4-5 · Results and Discussion · Figure 4 · Linked to 3 structured results
Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High
Low activation energy along the micropore axis supports a Grotthuss-type proton-conduction mechanism involving water molecules inside Co-MOF-74 channels.
Caveat: The 30-60 C c-axis series used a different crystal; orthogonal transport has a higher activation energy attributed to likely H3O+ diffusion through surface sorbate layers.
6-7 · Results and Discussion; Conclusions · Figure 7 · Linked to 2 structured results
Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High
The proton conductivity is strongly humidity-dependent and increases roughly exponentially with relative humidity up to 90% r.h.
Caveat: The 95% r.h. point is excluded from intrinsic interpretation because the authors attribute it to bulk water condensation/short-circuiting.
5-6 · Results and Discussion · Figure 6 · Linked to 4 structured results