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2D Metal–Organic Framework Cu3(HHTT)2 Films for Broadband Photodetectors from Ultraviolet to Mid-Infrared

Liu C.-K., Piradi V., Song J. et al. · Advanced Materials · 2022 · 2204140

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Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High

Cu3(HHTT)2 films can be prepared on PI substrates as flexible photodetectors with strong mechanical stability under repeated bending.

Caveat: Photocurrent retention is described qualitatively in text, although Figure 4c plots the data with four-device error bars.

p006-p007 · Results and Discussion · Figure 4; Table S4 · Linked to 3 structured results

Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High

Pristine Cu3(HHTT)2 thin-film photodetectors show broadband response from UV to MIR (370-3400 nm), broader than comparison solution-processed photodetectors listed in the SI.

Caveat: Responsivity at the long-wavelength end is substantially lower and was visually estimated from a figure for this extraction.

p006 · Results and Discussion · Figure 3d; Table S3 · Linked to 3 structured results

Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High

The Cu3(HHTT)2 optical synapse exhibits STP/PPF/LTP-LTD behaviour and supports high simulated ANN recognition accuracy.

Caveat: Recognition accuracy is simulation based, using measured device LTP/LTD characteristics rather than a physical neural-network array.

p007-p008 · Results and Discussion · Figure 5 · Linked to 4 structured results

Synthesis MechanismSupport assessment: High

Layer-by-layer growth on OH-functionalised substrates yields highly oriented wafer-scale Cu3(HHTT)2 films under optimised ethanolic conditions.

Caveat: High-concentration films show random orientation; solvent and concentration control film quality strongly.

p003 · Results and Discussion · Figure 1; Figure S6 · Linked to 4 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High

Cu3(HHTT)2 thin films are semiconducting and their carrier transport is dominated by phonon-assisted hopping through localised states, with different regimes across temperature.

Caveat: Authors note the AC-conductivity empirical fitting cannot be perfect for complicated hopping systems.

p005 · Results and Discussion · Figure 2 · Linked to 6 structured results

Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
Cu3(HHTT)2Browse family: Cu₃(HHTT)₂ (tetraaza–HHTT)Cu3(HHTT)2Cu2+ ions / Cu nodes · HHTT, 2,3,7,8,12,13-hexahydroxytetraazanaphthotetraphene2D · Pristine2D conjugated MOF with a planar honeycomb lattice, about 2.5 nm pore size, about 0.32 nm interlayer distance, oriented thin-film GIXRD, and hexagonal HRTEM FFT.p001-p003 · Abstract; Results and Discussion · Figure 1

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SampleForm and roleProcessing and geometrySource
Flexible Cu3(HHTT)2 photodetector on PIresearch_0506__mat__cu3_hhtt2Thin Film · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkLayer-by-layer Cu3(HHTT)2 film fabricated on prepatterned PI for flexible photodetector tests.50 um thick polyimide (PI) substrate with Cr/Au electrodes · approximately 130 nm / 12 cyclesp006-p007 · Results and Discussion · Figure 4
Optimised 12-cycle Cu3(HHTT)2 film on SiO2/Siresearch_0506__mat__cu3_hhtt2Thin Film · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkLayer-by-layer film from 1 mM Cu(OAc)2 / 0.1 mM HHTT ethanolic solutions; 12 growth cycles; described as optimum condition.SiO2/Si wafer; prepatterned Cr/Au electrodes for devices where applicable · 132 nm; approximately 130 nm in some device textp003 · Results and Discussion · Figure 1; Table S2
12-cycle low-concentration Cu3(HHTT)2 filmresearch_0506__mat__cu3_hhtt2Thin Film · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkPrepared from 0.2 mM Cu(OAc)2 / 0.02 mM HHTT in ethanol; 12 cycles.SiO2/Si wafer · 21 nm in Table S1; 20 nm in Figure S5 captionp006 · Supporting Table S1 · Table S1
12-cycle high-concentration Cu3(HHTT)2 filmresearch_0506__mat__cu3_hhtt2Thin Film · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkPrepared from 5 mM Cu(OAc)2 / 0.5 mM HHTT in ethanol; 12 cycles; reported as randomly oriented/unoriented relative to optimum film.SiO2/Si wafer · 227 nm in Table S1; 230 nm in Figure S5/S6 captionsp006-p012 · Supporting Tables/Figures · Table S1; Figure S6
12-cycle Cu3(HHTT)2 film from DMFresearch_0506__mat__cu3_hhtt2Thin Film · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkPrepared from 1 mM Cu(OAc)2 / 0.1 mM HHTT in DMF; 12 cycles.SiO2/Si wafer · 31 nm in Table S1; 30 nm in Figure S5 captionp006 · Supporting Table S1 · Table S1
12-cycle Cu3(HHTT)2 film from IPAresearch_0506__mat__cu3_hhtt2Thin Film · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkPrepared from 1 mM Cu(OAc)2 / 0.1 mM HHTT in isopropyl alcohol; 12 cycles.SiO2/Si wafer · 71 nm in Table S1; 70 nm in Figure S5 captionp006 · Supporting Table S1 · Table S1
Cu3(HHTT)2 optimum-condition thickness seriesresearch_0506__mat__cu3_hhtt2Thin Film · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkLayer-by-layer films from 1 mM Cu(OAc)2 / 0.1 mM HHTT ethanolic solutions with varied cycle number.SiO2/Si wafer; Cr/Au prepatterned devices where applicable · 4 cycles 37 nm; 6 cycles 62 nm; 8 cycles 83 nm in Table S2 and 76 nm in Figure 3 caption; 12 cycles 132 nmp006-p013 · Supporting Table S2 and Figure S7 · Table S2; Figure S7
Cu3(HHTT)2 computational unit cellresearch_0506__mat__cu3_hhtt2Model · Model System · ModelDFT model of Cu3(HHTT)2 unit cell; 2x2x1 cell shown in Figure S17.p004-p005, p019 · Computational Methods · Figure S17