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Organic Solvent Boosts Charge Storage and Charging Dynamics of Conductive MOF Supercapacitors

Chen M., Wu T., Niu L. et al. · Advanced Materials · 2024 · 2403202

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Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High

Adding ACN to [Bmim][PF6] at nIL:nsol = 0.107 gives more than 100% capacitance enhancement and about sixfold faster charging in Ni3(HITP)2 c-MOF supercapacitors.

Caveat: Capacity and charging-speed enhancement are supported by both MD and experiment, but several mechanistic transport values come from simulations or figure estimates.

8 · Conclusion · Linked to 4 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: Medium

Because of the regular pore structure of c-MOFs, transmission-line models using MD-derived capacitance and ionic conductivity align with experimental CV and GCD curves without fitting parameters.

Caveat: Alignment is shown graphically and in selected reported capacitance values; full digitised residuals are not provided.

4 · 2.2 Quantitative Comparison with Experiment · Figure 2d,e · Linked to 4 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: Medium

The authors attribute the close-to-theoretical 1023 m2 g-1 BET surface area of Ni3(HITP)2 to preheating for better crystallisation and impurity removal by solvent exchange.

Caveat: The attribution is plausible but not independently isolated by a control synthesis within the extracted text.

3 · 2.2 Quantitative Comparison with Experiment · Figure 2b,c · Linked to 3 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High

ACN acts as an ionophobic agent in c-MOF pores, occupying pore volume, weakening cation-anion interactions and increasing free counterions/net charge storage.

Caveat: Mechanistic assignment is based on MD distributions/RDF/coordination and PMF analyses, not direct experimental pore-resolved observation.

6 · 2.3 Origin of Solvent-Enhanced Charge Storage · Figure 3 · Linked to 4 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High

ACN separates counterion and co-ion motion paths, reducing ion collisions/traffic jams and lowering the cation insertion energy barrier, which accelerates charging.

Caveat: The traffic-controller terminology is interpretive but tied to MD trajectory, survival-probability and PMF calculations.

8 · 2.4 Mechanism of Solvent-Accelerated Charging Dynamics · Figure 4 · Linked to 4 structured results

Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
[Bmim][PF6]/ACN electrolyte1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate plus acetonitrileunknown · UnknownIonic-liquid/organic-solvent electrolyte; optimum nIL:nsol ratio reported as 0.107.2 · 2.1 Effects of Adding Solvent on Capacitive Performance · Figure 1; Figure S1
Ni3(HITP)2 conductive MOFBrowse family: Ni₃(HITP)₂ / Ni–HITPNi3(2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaiminotriphenylene)2Ni nodes in a conductive metal-organic framework · 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaiminotriphenylene / HATP-derived hexaaminotriphenylene linker2D · PristineCrystalline conductive MOF with hexagonal pores; PXRD matches simulated and reported Ni3(HITP)2 structure.1 · Introduction
Ni3(HITP)2 c-MOF supercapacitor model systemsBrowse family: Ni₃(HITP)₂ / Ni–HITPNi3(HITP)2 electrodes with [Bmim][PF6] or [Bmim][PF6]/ACN electrolyteNi in modelled Ni3(HITP)2 electrodes · HITP-derived framework in modelled Ni3(HITP)2 electrodes2D · Model SystemTwo identical symmetric conductive MOF electrodes, each a stack of 18 conductive MOF layers, separated by electrolyte in constant-potential MD.9 · Experimental Section - Molecular Dynamics Simulations

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bulk [Bmim][PF6]/ACN electrolyte ratio seriesresearch_0808__mat__mat_bmim_pf6_acn_electrolyteUnknown · Paper Level Unspecified · UnknownIL and solvent mixed to homogeneity at room temperature before conductivity measurement.sealed glass vessel for conductivity measurement9 · Experimental Section - Conductivity Measurements of Electrolytes · Table S1; Figure S1
MD model: Ni3(HITP)2 supercapacitor with [Bmim][PF6]/ACNresearch_0808__mat__mat_ni3_hitp2_model_supercapacitorModel · Model System · ModelConstant-potential MD model with 486 ion pairs and 4532 ACN molecules at nIL:nsol = 0.107.box size 4.3794 x 3.79268 x 40 nm; electrode length 5.855 nm2 · Supplementary Note 1 · Table S2
MD model: Ni3(HITP)2 supercapacitor with pure [Bmim][PF6]research_0808__mat__mat_ni3_hitp2_model_supercapacitorModel · Model System · ModelConstant-potential MD model with 1540 cation-anion pairs and no solvent.box size 4.3794 x 3.79268 x 40 nm; electrode length 5.855 nm2 · Supplementary Note 1 · Table S2
binder-free Ni3(HITP)2 MOF pellet electroderesearch_0808__mat__mat_ni3_hitp2Electrode · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkMOF pellet electrode assembled in an Ar-filled glovebox; no binders or conductive additives.graphite/current collector in two-electrode cell · 105 um pellet thickness; 7 mm diameter; mass loading approx. 6 mg cm-29 · Experimental Section - Electrochemical Measurements · Figure S9
near-ideal Ni3(HITP)2 crystallite powderresearch_0808__mat__mat_ni3_hitp2Powder · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkBlack precipitate after 65 deg C synthesis, centrifugation, water/methanol solvent exchange and vacuum drying; activated at 90 deg C under vacuum for N2 sorption.3 · 2.2 Quantitative Comparison with Experiment · Figure 2