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Semiconducting lanthanide polymers of pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylate: Hydrothermal synthesis, structural characterization, electrical conductivity and luminescence properties

Ay B., Yildiz E., Kani I. · Polyhedron · 2018 · 1-8

2materials
4samples
2synthesis routes
18measurements
94results
5claims and caveats

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Application RelevanceSupport assessment: Medium

The authors classify compounds 1 and 2 as semiconducting solid-phase materials based on pressed-pellet conductivity values near 10^-4 S/cm.

Caveat: Only room-temperature/fixed-temperature four-point-probe conductivity values are reported; no activation energy, temperature dependence, pellet density, contact validation or uncertainty is given.

7 · 3.6. Electrical conductivity · Fig. 8 · Linked to 2 structured results

Phase AssignmentSupport assessment: High

Compounds 1 and 2 are isomorphous/isostructural triclinic lanthanide coordination polymers with similar coordination environments.

Caveat: Full CIF coordinate files were not assigned locally; extraction relies on the main article tables and figures.

4 · 3.1. Structure description of 1 and 2 · Linked to 4 structured results

Phase AssignmentSupport assessment: Medium

Experimental PXRD patterns agree with simulated patterns, supporting pure crystalline phases for both CPs.

Caveat: Peak positions/intensities were not digitised from the rendered SI; the claim relies on the authors' reported comparison and visual SI pattern.

6 · 3.3. Thermal analysis and PXRD patterns · Fig. S8 · Linked to 2 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: Medium

The red photoluminescence emissions of compounds 1 and 2 are attributed to ligand-to-metal charge transfer and increased polymer rigidity after lanthanide coordination.

Caveat: Attribution is qualitative; no lifetime, quantum yield or time-resolved data are reported.

7 · 3.5. Photoluminescence properties · Fig. 7 · Linked to 2 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Low

Compound 2 is reported to be slightly more conductive than compound 1, attributed by the authors to different La/Nd electronic configurations.

Caveat: The conductivity difference is small and no error bars are reported; the source text also appears to give an incorrect La3+ electronic configuration, so this mechanistic explanation is weak.

7 · 3.6. Electrical conductivity · Linked to 2 structured results

Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
compound 1, (H2pip)n[La2(pydc)4(H2O)2]n(H2pip)n[La2(pydc)4(H2O)2]n; empirical formula C16H13N3O9LaLa(III) · 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylate (pydc2-); piperazinium (H2pip) counter-cation1D · PristineTriclinic P -1 lanthanide coordination polymer; nine-coordinate La(III) in a distorted mono-capped square antiprism environment, with pydc bridges forming ladder/chain motifs and supramolecular packing.1 · Abstract
compound 2, (H2pip)n[Nd2(pydc)4(H2O)2]n(H2pip)n[Nd2(pydc)4(H2O)2]n; empirical formula C16H13N3O9NdNd(III) · 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylate (pydc2-); piperazinium (H2pip) counter-cation1D · PristineTriclinic P -1 lanthanide coordination polymer; nine-coordinate Nd(III) in a distorted mono-capped square antiprism environment, used as the representative structure in the paper.4 · 3.1. Structure description of 1 and 2 · Fig. 3

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SampleForm and roleProcessing and geometrySource
compound 1 colourless crystalsresearch_0335__mat__mat_la_pydcSingle Crystal · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkHydrothermally synthesised crystals washed with water and dried at room temperature.2 · 2.2. Synthesis of (H2pip)n[La2(pydc)4(H2O)2]n
compound 1 pressed pelletresearch_0335__mat__mat_la_pydcPellet · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkSample pelleted under pressure as a solid phase before four-point-probe conductivity measurement.7 · 3.6. Electrical conductivity
compound 2 violet crystalsresearch_0335__mat__mat_nd_pydcSingle Crystal · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkHydrothermally synthesised crystals washed/dried as for compound 1.2 · 2.3. Synthesis of (H2pip)n[Nd2(pydc)4(H2O)2]n
compound 2 pressed pelletresearch_0335__mat__mat_nd_pydcPellet · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkSample pelleted under pressure as a solid phase before four-point-probe conductivity measurement.7 · 3.6. Electrical conductivity