Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High
UiO-66(Zr)-(CO2H)2 reaches superprotonic conductivity under humid conditions, with 2.30 x 10^-3 S cm^-1 at 90 degC and 95% RH.
Caveat: High conductivity is water-mediated and measured on humidified pressed pellets.
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CaveatSupport assessment: Medium
Condensation of COOH groups into anhydrides is negligible under the humid impedance conditions.
Caveat: IR under vacuum at 363 K shows only a very weak anhydride band; authors infer humid impedance conditions are less prone to anhydride formation.
7 · Infrared Spectroscopy · Figure S7 · Linked to 2 structured results
Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: High
At elevated temperature, a hydrogen-bonded water network bridges tetrahedral and octahedral cages, providing a pathway for long-distance proton transfer.
Caveat: Mechanistic picture is derived from MD trajectories supported by QENS dynamics.
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Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium
Low-frequency capacitive tails from blocking gold electrodes evidence ionic conducting species, identified as H+ ions.
Caveat: The claim is based on impedance response shape rather than direct ion-selective measurement.
4 · Complex Impedance Spectroscopy · Figure S4 · Linked to 2 structured results
Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High
QENS spectra require two dynamical species: a free proton undergoing long-range diffusion and a diffusing/rotating water molecule.
Caveat: Errors in diffusion coefficients grow as broadenings get smaller at lower temperature.
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Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High
Proton transport is largely governed by a Grotthuss-like mechanism rather than vehicular transport with solvating water molecules.
Caveat: QENS and MD agree on faster proton than water dynamics, though the simulated Ds(CEC) underestimates the QENS proton value.
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