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Solvothermal preparation of an electrocatalytic metalloporphyrin MOF thin film and its redox hopping charge-transfer mechanism

Ahrenholtz S.R., Epley C.C., Morris A.J. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2014 · 2464-2472

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Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High

The reduced CoPIZA/FTO film catalyses carbon tetrachloride reduction, and the observed catalysis is assigned to intact MOF.

Caveat: Catalysis is demonstrated qualitatively as proof of concept; no turnover frequency or current density was reported.

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CaveatSupport assessment: High

CoPIZA/FTO is stable during CV/spectroelectrochemistry and prolonged electrolysis at -1.04 V, but degrades during prolonged -1.45 V electrolysis.

Caveat: The -1.45 V degradation is inferred to involve framework-node reduction and cluster breakdown.

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Phase AssignmentSupport assessment: High

CoPIZA grows directly on the FTO substrate under solvothermal conditions and is confirmed by XPS, PXRD and SEM.

Caveat: PXRD has additional 6.4 and 7.2 deg peaks attributed to multiple diffraction or unknown impurities.

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Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: Medium

CoPIZA/FTO is semiconducting in dark conductivity magnitude but is not necessarily a semiconductor in the band-structure sense.

Caveat: Interpretation is based on conductivity magnitude and framework bonding arguments, not a direct band-structure measurement.

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Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High

Charge transfer through CoPIZA/FTO is proposed to occur by a redox hopping mechanism rather than band conduction.

Caveat: The apparent diffusion coefficient combines electron and ion transport; individual components were not separated.

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Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
CoPIZA[CoTCPP] struts bound by linear trinuclear Co(II)-carboxylate clusters; exact empirical formula not reported in this paperLinear trinuclear Co(II)-carboxylate clusters; cobalt metalloporphyrin centres in CoTCPP struts · [5,10,15,20-(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin]Co(III) (CoTCPP); TCPP used as porphyrin linker precursor3D · PristinePorous CoPIZA network with large channels; assigned by match to previously reported CoPIZA single-crystal pattern and thin-film PXRD.2 · Introduction · Figure 1
fluorine-doped tin oxide substrateFTOtin oxide substrate · noneunknown · UnknownConductive substrate and XPS/PXRD control.7 · Experimental Section - Materials
TCPP self-assembled monolayer on FTOTCPP/FTOnone · tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin (TCPP)2D · CompositePorphyrin SAM precursor on FTO, confirmed by XPS N1s signal.2 · Results and Discussion · Figure 2A

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CoPIZA/FTO thin film electroderesearch_0375__mat__mat_copizaElectrode · Target Sample · Pristine Frameworkas-synthesised purple CoPIZA thin film washed with DMFfluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) · 80-500 nm by AFM; inhomogeneous thin-film/particle network2 · Introduction
blank FTO substrateresearch_0375__mat__mat_ftoElectrode · Pristine Control · Unknowncommercial FTO substratefluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO)7 · Experimental Section - Materials
TCPP SAM/FTOresearch_0375__mat__mat_tcpp_samElectrode · Pristine Control · CompositeFTO immersed in TCPP/DMSO solution overnight after pH 10 aqueous soakfluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) · monolayer; thickness not reported7 · Experimental Section - CoPIZA Thin Film Synthesis