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From Rigid to Flexible: Ce-BTC-MOF-Enabled Self-Powered Photodetectors with Record-High Responsivity and Detectivity

Sun J., Gao S., Zhang C. et al. · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces · 2025 · 55143-55152

5 structured synthesis routes

Completeness describes how fully the route could be reconstructed from the main article and supporting information.

Partial recipeSource: Main

Route 1: Other

2 · Experimental Section

Metal precursorspreformed Ce-BTC powder
Linker precursorsBTC already present in Ce-BTC powder
SolventsDMF
Atmospherenot stated
Temperature120
Substrate orientationglass, n-Si or ITO/PI substrates, 1 x 1 cm2
Work-up30 mg Ce-BTC powder dispersed in 10 mL DMF by ultrasonication; spin-coated at 3000 rpm for 30 s; dried and annealed at 120 C.
Activationannealed at 120 C
Scalability contextSpin-coating volume varied from 20 to 100 uL to tune film thickness from 78 to 850 nm.
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RoleReagentAmount / concentrationSource
OtherCe-BTC powder30 mg2 · Experimental Section
SolventDMF10 mL2 · Experimental Section
Partial recipeSource: Main

Route 2: Other

2 · Experimental Section

Metal precursorsCe-BTC film
Linker precursorsBTC already present in Ce-BTC film
AdditivesAg electrode on Ce-BTC; In electrode on n-Si
Atmospherenot stated
Substrate orientationn-Si substrate
Work-upAg electrodes deposited on Ce-BTC film surface and In electrodes deposited on n-Si surface.
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RoleReagentAmount / concentrationSource
OtherAg electrodeNot specified2 · Experimental Section
OtherIn electrodeNot specified2 · Experimental Section
Othern-Si substrateNot specified2 · Experimental Section
Partial recipeSource: Main

Route 3: Hydrothermal

2 · Experimental Section

Metal precursors0.217 g Ce(NO3)3.6H2O in 5 mL ultrapure water
Linker precursors0.105 g H3BTC in 5 mL aqueous ethanol solution
Solventsaqueous ethanol solution; ultrapure water
Atmospherenot stated
Temperature60
Work-upCe(NO3)3.6H2O solution added dropwise to H3BTC under strong stirring; white precipitate collected by centrifugation, washed with ultrapure water, dried at 60 C.
Activationdried at 60 C
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RoleReagentAmount / concentrationSource
Metal SourceCe(NO3)3.6H2O0.217 g2 · Experimental Section
LinkerH3BTC0.105 g2 · Experimental Section
Solventaqueous ethanol solution5 mL2 · Experimental Section
Solventultrapure water5 mL2 · Experimental Section
Partial recipeSource: Main

Route 4: Other

2 · Experimental Section

Metal precursorsCe-BTC film; ZnO film
Linker precursorsBTC already present in Ce-BTC film
Additivessilver paste
Atmospherenot stated
Substrate orientationITO/PI flexible substrate with vertical PI/ITO/ZnO/Ce-BTC/Ag stack
Work-upAfter ZnO layer deposition and Ce-BTC film formation, silver paste was coated on the Ce-BTC film and dried.
Activationdrying after silver paste coating
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RoleReagentAmount / concentrationSource
OtherZnO nanoparticle dispersion20 uL · 20 mg mL-12 · Experimental Section
Othersilver pasteNot specified2 · Experimental Section
OtherITO/PI substrateNot specified2 · Experimental Section
Complete recipeSource: Main

Route 5: Hydrothermal

2 · Experimental Section

Metal precursors5.9 g Zn(CH3COO)2.2H2O in 250 mL methanol
Solventsmethanol; chloroform-methanol-n-butanol mixed solution (1:1:14 v/v/v)
Additives130 mL of 354 mmol L-1 KOH methanol solution
Atmospherenot stated
Temperature65
Time3
Substrate orientationITO/PI substrate for device; glass substrate for characterisation
Oxidant / reductantKOH base
Work-upKOH methanol solution added slowly for about 20 min; reaction stirred in 65 C water bath for 3 h; ZnO centrifuged, washed three times with acetone and dried; nanoparticles dispersed at 20 mg mL-1 and ultrasonicated 30 min; spin-coated at 2000 rpm for 30 s and annealed at 120 C for 15 min.
Activationannealed at 120 C for 15 min
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RoleReagentAmount / concentrationSource
Metal SourceZn(CH3COO)2.2H2O5.9 g2 · Experimental Section
Solventmethanol250 mL plus KOH methanol solution2 · Experimental Section
BaseKOH methanol solution130 mL · 354 mmol L-12 · Experimental Section
Solventacetonewashed three times2 · Experimental Section
Solventchloroform-methanol-n-butanolvolume ratio 1:1:142 · Experimental Section