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Cu/Fe-MOFs based on mixed ligands: Synthesis, crystal structure and electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance

Sun X., Yang L., Chen P. et al. · Journal of Molecular Structure · 2024 · 137968

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3synthesis routes
16measurements
57results
5claims and caveats

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Author interpretations and caveats

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CaveatSupport assessment: High

Fe-MOF formula, selected unit-cell parameters, temperature, and oxidation-state wording are inconsistent between the abstract/results text, Table 1, CIF/checkCIF report, and CCDC summary.

Caveat: Use source-specific provenance rather than merging the Fe-MOF structural values silently.

1 · Datablock exp_12385 · checkCIF/PLATON report · Linked to 7 structured results

CaveatSupport assessment: High

The paper does not report direct electrical-transport or thermoelectric measurements for either MOF; conductive relevance is peripheral and tied to HER electrocatalysis.

Caveat: No conductivity, Seebeck coefficient, Hall, mobility, I-V, or four-probe data were found in the main text, CIFs, or SI text layers.

5 · 3.3 Electrochemical HER performance · Fig. 6-Fig. 8 · Linked to 4 structured results

Phase AssignmentSupport assessment: High

Experimental powder XRD patterns agree with simulated patterns, supporting pure-phase Cu-MOF and Fe-MOF products.

Caveat: No quantitative phase fraction or Rietveld refinement is reported.

4 · 3.2 X-ray diffraction (XRD) · Fig. 4 · Linked to 2 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: Medium

The authors attribute Cu-MOF's slightly better HER performance to its 3D structure facilitating electron transport and mass transfer.

Caveat: No direct electrical-conductivity measurement is reported, so electron-transport facilitation is an author interpretation rather than a measured transport result.

1 · Abstract · Linked to 5 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: High

Fe-MOF has higher BET surface area, larger pore metrics, higher Cdl, and lower fitted Rct than Cu-MOF, but Cu-MOF still shows lower HER overpotential and Tafel slope.

Caveat: Cdl and Tafel values are figure-only printed labels; no calculated ECSA numeric result is reported.

6 · 3.3 Electrochemical HER performance · Fig. 7; Fig. 8 · Linked to 10 structured results

Material identities

Names and aliases are kept exactly within the paper’s own identity model.

MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
Cu-MOFC28H16Cu2N6O9S2Cu2+ centres coordinated by DPA and Py2TTz · Py2TTz and pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylate (DPA)3D · Pristinemonoclinic C2/c; CCDC 2325549; 3D network formed by Cu2+ with mixed ligands3 · 3.1 Crystal structure · Table 1; Fig. 2
Fe-MOFC28H17FeN6O9S2 in abstract/results text; C28H18FeN6O10S2 in main Table 1; C28H19FeN6O10S2 in CIF/checkCIFFe centre coordinated by DPA carboxylate oxygen and pyridyl nitrogen atoms · DPA coordinated to Fe; Py2TTz interspersed/filling pores rather than coordinated2D · Pristinetriclinic P-1; CCDC 2325550; 2D laminar structure with Py2TTz filling pores3 · 3.1 Crystal structure · Table 1; Fig. 3
Py2TTz ligandNot specified4-[5-(pyridin-4-yl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d][1,3]thiazol-2-yl]pyridineunknown · Unknownorganic precursor ligand used in both MOF syntheses2 · 2.1 Synthesis of ligand Py2TTz · Fig. 1

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SampleForm and roleProcessing and geometrySource
Cu-MOF single crystalsresearch_0889__mat__mat_cu_mofSingle Crystal · Target Sample · Pristine Frameworkhydrothermally synthesised; filtered, washed, and vacuum-dried at 80 deg C2 · 2.2 Synthesis of Cu-MOF, and Fe-MOF
Cu-MOF drop-coated glassy carbon electroderesearch_0889__mat__mat_cu_mofElectrode · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkMOF drop-coated on glassy carbon working electrode for HER measurementsglassy carbon electrode2 · 2.3 Electrocatalytic measurements
Fe-MOF single crystalsresearch_0889__mat__mat_fe_mofSingle Crystal · Target Sample · Pristine Frameworkhydrothermally synthesised; filtered, washed, and vacuum-dried at 80 deg C2 · 2.2 Synthesis of Cu-MOF, and Fe-MOF
Fe-MOF drop-coated glassy carbon electroderesearch_0889__mat__mat_fe_mofElectrode · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkMOF drop-coated on glassy carbon working electrode for HER measurementsglassy carbon electrode2 · 2.3 Electrocatalytic measurements
Py2TTz light yellow solidresearch_0889__mat__mat_py2ttz_ligandPowder · Paper Level Unspecified · Unknownlight yellow solid after cooling, filtration, and washing2 · 2.1 Synthesis of ligand Py2TTz · Fig. 1