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Self-Powered Disinfection Using Triboelectric, Conductive Wires of Metal-Organic Frameworks

Huo Z.-Y., Yang Y., Jeong J.-M. et al. · Nano Letters · 2023 · 3090-3097

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5synthesis routes
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70results
6claims and caveats

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Author interpretations and caveats

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Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High

Electrogenerated H2O2 synergistically converts electroporation-induced sublethal membrane injury into complete bacterial inactivation at high flow.

Caveat: Claims are based on bacterial model systems and water samples tested here; virus inactivation is proposed but not experimentally demonstrated.

3094 · Results · Figure 3 and Figure 4 · Linked to 6 structured results

Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High

The water-flow-driven TENG/Cu-HHTP prototype enables self-powered point-of-use disinfection over practical flow rates with a low activation threshold.

Caveat: Prototype tested in laboratory water samples; long-term field operation and fouling beyond 300 L were not established.

3095-3096 · Results/Summary · Figure 5 · Linked to 5 structured results

CaveatSupport assessment: Medium

Cu-HHTP NW-Cu shows little structural change, trace Cu release, and negligible Joule heating under the tested disinfection operation.

Caveat: Copper-release and temperature values are mainly figure-read estimates; longer-term durability is not fully proven.

3095 · Results · Figure 5e-h; Figure S11; Figure S12 · Linked to 5 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: High

Cu-HHTP forms 2D honeycomb layers with open cylindrical channels, supporting fast electrolyte-ion transport and active sites for electrochemical H2O2 generation.

Caveat: No gas-sorption porosity data are reported; the channel size comes from the structural model.

3093 · Results · Figure 2e · Linked to 5 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High

High conductivity and high-aspect-ratio Cu-HHTP nanowires accumulate free charge and enhance the local electric field, unlike nanoparticle morphology or low-conductivity MOFs.

Caveat: Local-field values are simulated, not directly measured.

3094 · Results · Figure 4b · Linked to 5 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium

Other radical oxidants such as OH and O2- do not substantially contribute to disinfection under the tested conditions.

Caveat: Based on scavenger and ESR controls; not a complete reactive-species quantification.

3094 · Results · Figure 4e; Figure S10 · Linked to 2 structured results

Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
Cu-BTC low-conductivity MOF modelCu-benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylateCu nodes · benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate3D · Model SystemConventional low-conductivity MOF cited as unable to accumulate free charge sufficiently for local-field enhancement.3094 · Results · Figure 4b
Cu-HHTP conductive metal-organic frameworkBrowse family: Cu₃(HHTP)₂ / Cu–HHTPCu-HHTP; exact empirical formula not reportedCu(II) ions · 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexahydroxytriphenylene (HHTP)2D · PristineCu(II) coordinates with HHTP ligands in the ab plane to form a 2D hexagonal lattice; layers pack along the c axis in parallel AB stacking, forming open cylindrical channels.3091 · Results overview · Figure 1e
Copper hydroxide nanowire precursorCu(OH)2Cu(II) hydroxide1D · UnknownCopper hydroxide nanowires or nanoparticles grown on copper mesh before conversion to Cu-HHTP.3093 · Results · Figure 2a
Rotational TENG disinfection deviceNot specifiedunknown · Model SystemRotator/stator triboelectric nanogenerator, power-management circuit, and flow-through disinfection filter.3091 · Results · Figure 1a,d
ZIF-8 low-conductivity MOF modelBrowse family: ZIF-8 / Zn(mIm)₂ZIF-8Zn nodes · 2-methylimidazolate3D · Model SystemConventional low-conductivity MOF cited as unable to accumulate free charge sufficiently for local-field enhancement.3094 · Results · Figure 4b

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Sample form, processing state and composition status define the context for measurements.

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SampleForm and roleProcessing and geometrySource
Cu-BTC low-conductivity MOF comparisonresearch_0567__mat__mat_cu_btc_modelModel · Model System · ModelLiterature/model comparison for low-conductivity MOF behaviour.3094 · Results · Figure 4b
Cu-HHTP NP-Cu electroderesearch_0567__mat__mat_cu_hhtpElectrode · Pristine Control · CompositeCu-HHTP nanoparticle modified copper mesh prepared from Cu(OH)2 nanoparticle precursor.copper mesh · particle diameter about 500 nm; aspect ratio about 1SI p014 · Figures · Figure S8
Cu-HHTP nanowire componentresearch_0567__mat__mat_cu_hhtpNanosheet · Composite Component · Pristine FrameworkCu-HHTP MOF nanowire component characterised by HRTEM, SAED, XRD, XPS and structural schematic.NW length about 5 um; NW diameter about 100 nm; cylindrical channel size about 1.8 nm3093 · Results · Figure 2b-e
Cu-HHTP NW-Cu electroderesearch_0567__mat__mat_cu_hhtpElectrode · Target Sample · CompositeCu-HHTP nanowire array grown on copper mesh and used as the cathode in a flow-through disinfection cell.100-mesh copper mesh · Cu-HHTP NW length about 5 um; diameter about 100 nm3092 · Results · Figure 3a
Enlarged Cu-HHTP NW-Cu prototype electroderesearch_0567__mat__mat_cu_hhtpElectrode · Target Sample · CompositeScaled Cu-HHTP NW-Cu electrode installed in an integrated gravity-driven TENG disinfection prototype.copper mesh · 15 cm x 15 cm electrode3095 · Results · Figure 5
Cu(OH)2 nanoparticle precursor on Curesearch_0567__mat__mat_cuoh2_precursorElectrode · Pristine Control · CompositeNanoparticle precursor formed by the shortened 10 min oxidation route.100-mesh copper meshSI p002 · Electrode Preparation
Cu(OH)2 NW-Cu electroderesearch_0567__mat__mat_cuoh2_precursorElectrode · Pristine Control · CompositeCopper hydroxide nanowires grown on copper mesh by APS/NaOH oxidation before HHTP conversion.100-mesh copper meshSI p002 · Electrode Preparation
Rotational TENG with CCTO-BMF statorresearch_0567__mat__mat_teng_deviceUnknown · Model System · ModelStator with radially arrayed Cu electrode pairs coated with CCTO-BMF; rotator with separate Cu electrodes.FR-4 rotator substrate; stator with Cu electrodes · CCTO-BMF layer thickness about 50 um; rotator/stator diameter 14 cmSI p007 · Figure S1 · Figure S1
ZIF-8 low-conductivity MOF comparisonresearch_0567__mat__mat_zif8_modelModel · Model System · ModelLiterature/model comparison for low-conductivity MOF behaviour.3094 · Results · Figure 4b