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A Nanotubular Metal–Organic Framework with a Narrow Bandgap from Extended Conjugation**

Ayhan M.M., Bayraktar C., Yu K.B. et al. · Chemistry - A European Journal · 2020 · 14813-14816

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Application RelevanceSupport assessment: Low

The authors suggest GTUB-4 could be used as an electrode material for next-generation supercapacitors because of its narrow bandgap and high surface area.

Caveat: No electrochemical supercapacitor or electrode measurement is reported in this paper.

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Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: Medium

The narrow bandgap is attributed to extended conjugation mediated by the mono-deprotonated phosphonate metal-binding unit and the conjugated porphyrin core.

Caveat: Mechanistic attribution is interpretive; the paper reports optical evidence but no direct charge-transport pathway measurement.

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Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: High

GTUB-4 is presented as a high-surface-area phosphonate MOF with geometric accessible surface area of 1102 m2/g.

Caveat: Surface area is computational/geometric N2-accessible surface area, not an experimental BET measurement.

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Synthesis MechanismSupport assessment: Medium

Strict pH, temperature and solvent control were required to obtain the simple 1.100 phosphonate metal-binding mode and the one-dimensional tubular GTUB-4 structure.

Caveat: The claim is based on the authors' synthetic rationale and structural outcome; no systematic optimisation table is reported.

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Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium

GTUB-4 is proposed to be a semiconductor because its optical bandgap is narrow, with the indirect bandgap reported as 1.9 eV.

Caveat: No direct electrical conductivity measurement is reported; the direct Tauc fit is explicitly described as unsatisfactory in the SI.

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Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
Cu-H8TPPA copper porphyrin phosphonic acid precursorCu-H8TPPACu(II) incorporated into the porphyrin core · 5,10,15,20-tetrakis[p-phenylphosphonic acid] porphyrin0D · UnknownMolecular copper porphyrin precursor used to synthesise GTUB-4.2 · Synthesis of Copper 5,10,15,20-Tetrakis [p-phenylphosphonic acid] porphyrin · Figure S1
GTUB-4 nanotubular phosphonate MOF[Ni(Cu-H4TPPA)].2(CH3)2NH2+; refinement model C48H48CuN6NiO14P4octahedral Ni(II) phosphonate nodes linking Cu-porphyrin phosphonate units; square-planar Cu(II) in porphyrin core · Cu-H4TPPA4- derived from copper 5,10,15,20-tetrakis[p-phenylphosphonic acid] porphyrin1D · PristineOne-dimensional nanotubular MOF with rectangular and hexagonal void channels; nanotubes hydrogen-bonded into a three-dimensional framework and cross-packed at 41.87 degrees.1 · Abstract
H8-TPPA free-base porphyrin phosphonic acid ligandH8-TPPA5,10,15,20-tetrakis[p-phenylphosphonic acid] porphyrin0D · UnknownMolecular free-base porphyrin ligand/precursor.2 · Materials and equipment · Figure S1

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SampleForm and roleProcessing and geometrySource
Cu-H8TPPA red solidresearch_0782__mat__cu_h8tppa_precursorPowder · Pristine Control · UnknownMetalation product after solvent evaporation and sequential washing with ethyl alcohol, ethyl acetate and acetone.2 · Synthesis of Copper 5,10,15,20-Tetrakis [p-phenylphosphonic acid] porphyrin
GTUB-4 dark red needle-like crystalsresearch_0782__mat__gtub4_mofSingle Crystal · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkSealed-vial solvothermal product; dark red needle-like crystals obtained, with hand-picked crystals used for TGA and crystalline material used for DRS.3 · Synthesis of GTUB-4
GTUB-4 crystallographic fixed-atom simulation cellresearch_0782__mat__gtub4_mofModel · Model System · ModelGTUB-4 unit cell replicated 3 x 1 x 1 in RASPA with framework atoms fixed in crystallographically determined positions.7 · Molecular simulations
H8-TPPA free-base porphyrin derivativeresearch_0782__mat__h8_tppa_ligandPowder · Pristine Control · UnknownPreviously prepared free-base porphyrin derivative used for metalation and spectroscopy comparison.2 · Synthesis of Copper 5,10,15,20-Tetrakis [p-phenylphosphonic acid] porphyrin