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Colossal Increase in Electric Current and High Rectification Ratio in a Photoconducting, Self-Cleaning, and Luminescent Schottky Barrier NMOF Diode

Roy S., Das M., Bandyopadhyay A. et al. · Journal of Physical Chemistry C · 2017 · 23803-23810

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Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High

ITO/NMOF-1/Al devices act as Schottky barrier diodes with high rectification ratios at +/-1 V, improved under photoirradiation.

4 · Results and Discussion · Figure 2e; Table S2 · Linked to 4 structured results

Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High

NMOF-1 is a pristine semiconducting and photoconducting MOF film whose conductivity increases under illumination.

4 · Results and Discussion · Figure 2c · Linked to 2 structured results

CaveatSupport assessment: High

The reported CV reduction value is internally inconsistent between main-text peak reporting and the SI band-gap calculation.

Caveat: Use electrochemical band gap values as reported, but note the reduction-potential discrepancy.

23 · Details of electrochemical band gap calculation · Linked to 2 structured results

Phase AssignmentSupport assessment: Medium

Gas/vapour adsorption supports microporous, hydrophobic pores in NMOF-1.

Caveat: N2 isotherm is type II surface adsorption; microporosity assignment relies mainly on CO2 uptake and structural model.

2 · Results and Discussion · Figure 1b,h · Linked to 4 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: High

Zn coordination in NMOF-1 provides a more effective periodic pathway for electron flow than the H2OPE-C12 ligand control.

5 · Results and Discussion · Figures S20-S21 · Linked to 4 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: High

Dodecyl-chain surface projection and hierarchical roughness give NMOF-1-coated glass superhydrophobic and self-cleaning behaviour.

Caveat: Associated self-cleaning video was not supplied locally, but quantitative contact/sliding angles are reported in text.

2-3 · Results and Discussion · Figures 1g and S10 · Linked to 5 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High

Illumination improves SBD charge transport, increasing mobility and diffusion length while lowering series resistance and barrier height.

4-5 · Results and Discussion · Tables S2-S3 · Linked to 8 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium

The authors assign dominant charge transport to through-bond transfer along the 1D Zn-OPE coordination chain rather than through-space pi stacks.

Caveat: Mechanism is based on modelled fragments and DOS/orbital calculations rather than direct directional transport measurements.

4-6 · Results and Discussion · Figure 3; Figures S14-S15 · Linked to 4 structured results

Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
H2OPE-C12 ligand controlH2OPE-C12none · dialkoxydodecyl-oligo-(p-phenyleneethynylene)dicarboxylic acid ligand1D · Model SystemNon-MOF organic ligand control; authors describe hydrogen-bonded 1D chains through terminal carboxylate groups.5 · Results and Discussion · Figures S20-S21
NMOF-1; Zn(OPE-C12).2H2OZn(OPE-C12).2H2O; CHN formula reported as C48H64O8ZnZn(II); predicted hexacoordinate Zn with four carboxylate oxygen atoms and two coordinated water oxygen atoms · dialkoxydodecyl-oligo-(p-phenyleneethynylene)dicarboxylate (OPE-C12)3D · PristineOrthorhombic supramolecular porous framework; Zn-OPE 1D coordination chain along c-axis with pi-stacking and dodecyl-chain interdigitation extending packing into 3D.1-2 · Abstract; Results and Discussion · Scheme 1; Figure 1
NMOF-1 DFT chain/stack modelmodelled NMOF-1 fragmentsZn(II) centres in modelled OPE-C12 coordination chains · OPE-C12 fragments1D · Model SystemTwo model packings: three OPE-C12 molecules connected by two Zn atoms forming a 1D chain, and pi-pi stacked molecular packing.4 · Results and Discussion · Figures 3 and S14

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SampleForm and roleProcessing and geometrySource
H2OPE-C12 ligand control conductivity filmresearch_0287__mat__h2ope_c12_ligandThin Film · Pristine Control · UnknownSpin-coated film measured by the same two-probe conductivity method as NMOF-1.glass substrate with two ohmic parallel electrodes · not reported5 · Results and Discussion · Figure S20
ITO/H2OPE-C12/Al ligand control dioderesearch_0287__mat__h2ope_c12_ligandElectrode · Pristine Control · UnknownPrepared by the same SBD procedure as ITO/NMOF-1/Al, using H2OPE-C12.ITO-coated glass with aluminium top contact · film thickness about ~1 um assumed in device method; effective diode area 7.065 x 10^-6 m26 · Fabrication of ITO/NMOF-1/Al and ITO/H2OPE-C12/AlSchottky diode · Figure S21
NMOF-1 bulk nanosheets/powderresearch_0287__mat__nmof_1Nanosheet · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkRoom-temperature solution self-assembly product; bright green powder after centrifugation and washing.none · AFM height 40-70 nm; lateral dimensions 300-600 nm by 300-500 nm2 · Results and Discussion · Figures 1, S7-S9
NMOF-1 DFT chain and pi-stack modelresearch_0287__mat__nmof_1_dft_modelModel · Model System · ModelGeometry-optimised model fragments for 1D chain and pi-pi stacked directions.none · not applicable25 · Theoretical model of NMOF-1 used for calculation · Figure S14
Drop-cast NMOF-1 film on glassresearch_0287__mat__nmof_1Thin Film · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkNMOF-1 solution/dispersion drop-cast on glass for contact-angle, self-cleaning and luminescence tests.glass substrate · thin film; thickness not reported2-3 · Results and Discussion · Figures 1g, 2a, S10
NMOF-1 spin-coated planar conductivity filmresearch_0287__mat__nmof_1Electrode · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkSpin-coated at 1200 rpm for 2 min, dried, measured by two-probe method with Keithley 2400 in open atmosphere.glass substrate with two ohmic parallel electrodes · not reported for conductivity film5 · Conductivity Measurements of NMOF-1 and H2OPE-C12 · Scheme S4
ITO/NMOF-1/Al Schottky barrier dioderesearch_0287__mat__nmof_1Electrode · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkEthanol dispersion ultrasonicated, spin-coated on cleaned ITO at 1200 rpm for 2 min, dried, Al thermally evaporated.ITO-coated glass with aluminium top contact · film thickness about ~1 um used in SCLC calculation; effective diode area 7.065 x 10^-6 m26 · Fabrication of ITO/NMOF-1/Al Schottky diode · Figure 2d-f; Table S2