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Immobilizing Redox-Active Tricycloquinazoline into a 2D Conductive Metal–Organic Framework for Lithium Storage

Yan J., Cui Y., Xie M. et al. · Angewandte Chemie - International Edition · 2021 · 24467-24472

3materials
8samples
3synthesis routes
18measurements
74results
6claims and caveats

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Author interpretations and caveats

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Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High

The high lithium-storage performance of Cu-HHTQ is attributed to synergistic redox activity from TQ units and CuO4 units immobilised in the conductive MOF.

Caveat: Electrode contains conductive carbon and binder; mechanistic spectroscopy is ex situ.

main p.5 / article p.24471 · Summary · Figures S29-S32 · Linked to 4 structured results

CaveatSupport assessment: Medium

Free TQ shows high first-discharge capacity but poor reversible capacity, attributed to dissolution in electrolyte.

Caveat: Solubility is proposed from electrochemical behaviour; no direct solubility measurement is reported in the extracted text.

main p.4 / article p.24470 · Results and discussion · Figure 3a · Linked to 3 structured results

Phase AssignmentSupport assessment: High

Cu-HHTQ is assigned as a crystalline 2D honeycomb conductive MOF with eclipsed AA stacking.

Caveat: No local CIF was provided; assignment relies on reported Pawley refinement and microscopy.

main p.2 / article p.24468 · Results and discussion · Figure 1b-c · Linked to 8 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: Medium

The authors link the conductivity, porosity and continuous pores of Cu-HHTQ to fast ion/electron transport and good rate performance.

Caveat: Mechanistic link is inferred by authors from structure and electrochemical performance rather than directly measured transport kinetics.

main p.3 / article p.24469 · Results and discussion · Figure 2 · Linked to 5 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High

Pristine Cu-HHTQ behaves as a semiconductor, with conductivity increasing from 5 x 10-3 S cm-1 at 298 K to 2.6 x 10-2 S cm-1 at 400 K and an optical band gap of 1.18 eV.

Caveat: Conductivity measured on pressed pellets; no single-crystal or oriented-film anisotropy data reported.

main p.3 / article p.24469 · Results and discussion · Figures S12-S13 · Linked to 3 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium

DFT and ex situ XPS support nine-electron lithiation/redox activity of TQ, with Li binding first near pyrimidine N atoms and later at terminal phenyl rings.

Caveat: The nine-electron pathway is computationally assigned and supported by ex situ XPS rather than direct in situ structural proof.

main p.4 / article p.24470 · Results and discussion · Figure 3d and Figure S27 · Linked to 7 structured results

Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
Cu-HHTQCu1.5(C21H6N4O6); elemental-analysis formula also written as Cu3(HHTQ)2Copper ions in CuO4/dioxolene coordination units; Cu is initially assigned as Cu(II) by XPS. · 2,3,7,8,12,13-hexahydroxytricycloquinazoline (HHTQ)2D · PristineCrystalline 2D honeycomb conductive MOF with eclipsed AA stacking; simulated in P-62m with a = b = 25.41 A, c = 3.19 A, alpha = beta = 90 degrees, gamma = 120 degrees.main p.2 / article p.24468 · Results and discussion · Figure 1 and Scheme 1c
2,3,7,8,12,13-hexahydroxytricycloquinazoline (HHTQ)C21H12N4O6Hexahydroxy tricycloquinazoline linker for Cu-HHTQ.0D · Model SystemMolecular linker/control used to prepare Cu-HHTQ.SI S3 / rendered p004 · 2.2 Synthesis of HHTQ · Scheme S2
Tricycloquinazoline (TQ)C21H12N4Discrete nitrogen-rich heteroaromatic molecule used as redox-active precursor/control.0D · Model SystemMolecular organic redox-active control and DFT model system.SI S3 / rendered p004 · 2.1 Synthesis of TQ · Scheme S1

Sample register

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

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SampleForm and roleProcessing and geometrySource
Cu-HHTQ composite working electroderesearch_0803__mat__cu_hhtqElectrode · Composite Sample · CompositeSlurry-cast electrode assembled in CR2032 half-cells with lithium counter electrode.Cu foil current collectorSI S2 / rendered p003 · 1.3 Electrochemical Measurements
Pressed-pellet Cu-HHTQ sampleresearch_0803__mat__cu_hhtqPellet · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkPressed pellet measured by a four-contact probe.SI S2 / rendered p003 · 1.2 Characterization Methods · Figure S12
Pristine Cu-HHTQ black powderresearch_0803__mat__cu_hhtqPowder · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkSolvothermally synthesised, filtered, washed, and vacuum dried at 120 C overnight.SI S4 / rendered p005 · 2.3 Synthesis of Cu-HHTQ
HHTQ composite working electroderesearch_0803__mat__hhtqElectrode · Pristine Control · CompositePrepared using the general electrode recipe and tested by CV.Cu foil current collectorSI S16 / rendered p017 · 14. Electrochemical performance of TQ and HHTQ · Figure S23
Pristine HHTQ dark-brown powderresearch_0803__mat__hhtqPowder · Pristine Control · UnknownSynthesised by a reported literature method.SI S3 / rendered p004 · 2.2 Synthesis of HHTQ
TQ composite working electroderesearch_0803__mat__tqElectrode · Pristine Control · CompositePrepared using the general electrode recipe and tested in CR2032 lithium half-cells.Cu foil current collectormain p.4 / article p.24470 · Results and discussion · Figure 3
TQ-xLi computational lithiation modelresearch_0803__mat__tqModel · Model System · ModelGaussian09 B3LYP-D3/6-31+G(d,p) calculations with DME PCM solvent.SI S2-S3 / rendered p003-p004 · 1.5 Theoretical Calculation · Figures S27-S28 and Table S2
Pristine TQ bright-yellow solidresearch_0803__mat__tqPowder · Pristine Control · UnknownSynthesised by ionothermal literature method; used as molecular redox-active control.SI S3 / rendered p004 · 2.1 Synthesis of TQ · Scheme S1