Primary studyCore evidenceSynthesis Structure

Metal-Organic Framework Photoconductivity via Time-Resolved Terahertz Spectroscopy

Pattengale B., Neu J., Ostresh S. et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2019 · 9793-9797

2materials
6samples
4synthesis routes
14measurements
58results
4claims and caveats

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Author interpretations and caveats

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CaveatSupport assessment: High

Pressure treatments can alter Zn2TTFTB THz resonances and slightly increase photoconductivity magnitude, so caution is warranted when preparing pressed MOF samples.

Caveat: The increase in photoconductivity magnitude is qualitative; no numeric increase was reported.

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Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: Medium

The Drude-Smith backscattering parameter close to -1 indicates dominant backscattering at interfaces, giving insight into grain-boundary effects in micrometre-sized Zn2TTFTB crystallites.

Caveat: Interpretation is model-based and inferred from Drude-Smith fit parameters.

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Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium

Zn2TTFTB charge transport is assigned to a through-space mechanism in which the framework arranges TTFTB linkers so that sulfur moieties overlap and form conductive channels.

Caveat: The structural mechanism is cited to the prior Zn2TTFTB literature and supported here by structural assignment rather than directly measured electronic coupling.

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Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High

The frequency-dependent conductivity is well described by the Drude-Smith model, validating that Zn2TTFTB exhibits photoconductivity.

Caveat: Fit excludes resonance regions from 0.25-0.75 THz and above 2 THz.

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Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
Blank acrylic tape cell referenceNot specifiedunknown · Model SystemReference sample holder without MOF, made from acrylic tape and business-card paper.S2 · Tape Cell Preparation
Zn2TTFTBBrowse family: Zn₂(TTFTB)Zn2TTFTBZn-based nodes · TTFTB (tetrathiafulvalene tetrabenzoate)3D · PristineCrystalline 3-dimensional tetrathiafulvalene-based conductive MOF; pXRD compared to CSD 913459 and phase purity confirmed.p002 / 9794 · main text · Figure 1

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SampleForm and roleProcessing and geometrySource
Blank tape cell referenceresearch_0770__mat__tape_cell_reference_materialModel · Model System · ModelReference tape cell with no Zn2TTFTB sample.Acrylic tape / paper business-card cell without MOF · Business card 0.35 +/- 0.01 mm; acrylic tape 2.5 mil = 63.5 umS2 · Tape Cell Preparation
Zn2TTFTB thin film on FTOresearch_0770__mat__zn2ttftbThin Film · Pristine Control · Pristine FrameworkTransparent film grown on FTO for penetration-length and supporting structural measurements.FTO-coated glass · 10 umS9 · Supplementary Figures · Figure S8
As-synthesised Zn2TTFTB powderresearch_0770__mat__zn2ttftbPowder · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkDark maroon polycrystalline powder collected by filtration and washed; no pressure treatment.p002 / 9794 · main text · Figure 1
Zn2TTFTB pressed PTFE pelletresearch_0770__mat__zn2ttftbPellet · Composite Sample · CompositePressed pellet prepared at 11 kbar in PTFE.PTFE matrixS8 · Supplementary Figures · Figure S6
As-prepared Zn2TTFTB tape-cell sampleresearch_0770__mat__zn2ttftbPowder · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkPowder placed into a 7 mm punched tape cell and sealed with acrylic tape; no pressing or sintering.Acrylic tape / paper business-card tape cell · Tape-sample-tape layer thickness measured after measurement; no value reported for each cell.S2 · Tape Cell Preparation
Zn2TTFTB tape cell pressed at 11 kbarresearch_0770__mat__zn2ttftbPellet · Pristine Control · Pristine FrameworkTape-cell sample after applying 11 kbar hydraulic pressure.Acrylic tape / paper business-card tape cellp002 / 9794 · main text · Figures S4-S5