Application RelevanceSupport assessment: Medium
This work reports the first MOF-based hydroxide-ion conductor / first MOF including freely exchangeable OH- ions.
Caveat: Priority claim is the authors' literature claim as of publication, not independently verified in this extraction.
1702 · Abstract · Linked to 2 structured results
Phase AssignmentSupport assessment: High
The ZIF-8 framework structure is retained during strongly alkaline salt-inclusion treatment and ion exchange.
Caveat: XRPD and BET support framework retention; detailed Rietveld parameters are reported for NBu4-ZIF-8 but not for NBu4-ZIF-8-OH.
1703 · XRPD · Figure S5 · Linked to 3 structured results
Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: High
NBu4-ZIF-8-OH contains freely exchangeable OH- ions in the MOF pores, estimated by CO2 chemisorption after ion exchange.
Caveat: Air exposure converts OH- to carbonate/bicarbonate species; authors took glovebox/N2 precautions for measurements.
1704 · Ion exchange · Figure 3 · Linked to 2 structured results
Synthesis MechanismSupport assessment: High
Tetrabutylammonium salts can be immobilised inside ZIF-8 pores through hydrophobic interactions between alkyl groups and the hydrophobic ZIF-8 framework.
Caveat: The interaction mechanism is inferred from retention after washing and structural/spectroscopic evidence rather than directly measured binding energies.
1702 · Abstract · Linked to 4 structured results
Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium
The ionic conductivity is mainly derived from anionic species rather than diffusion of aprotic NBu4+ ions.
Caveat: The detailed conducting mechanism is explicitly stated to remain under investigation.
1704 · Conductivity discussion · Linked to 3 structured results
Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium
Humidity increases NBu4-ZIF-8-OH conductivity, plausibly through hydrogen-bonding networks of OH- and water molecules in ZIF-8 pores.
Caveat: Authors state the conducting mechanism is still under investigation and note unfavorable features such as small ZIF-8 apertures.
1704 · Conductivity discussion · Figure 4 · Linked to 5 structured results