Hyebeen Jeong, Geunchan Park, Jaemin Jeon, and Sarah S. Park · Accounts of Chemical Research · 2024
To organise recent approaches for fabricating large-area thin films of 2D conductive MOFs, emphasising CVD, solution processing, interfacial, layer-by-layer, and microfluidic methods and their implications for transport and device studies.
The review’s argument is preserved as a navigable set of section summaries.
Connects orientation-controlled and void-free thin films to optical limiting, FETs, sensors, and spin valves, highlighting why film morphology and interfaces matter for device performance.
Relevance: Core · 2343 · 3. Applications of 2D MOF Thin Films · Figure 6
Frames thin-film synthesis as necessary for accessing intrinsic anisotropic electrical properties, reducing contact/junction interference, and tailoring 2D conductive MOF properties by film thickness.
Relevance: Core · 2336 · Conspectus
Reviews CVD, solution processing, interfacial synthesis, layer-by-layer assembly, and microfluidic-assisted synthesis as distinct routes with different strengths in orientation, roughness, thickness control, scalability, and equipment requirements.
Relevance: Core · 2341 · 2.3. Other Synthetic Strategies for 2D MOF Thin Films
Defines 2D MOFs as tunable crystalline porous materials and sets up thin films as essential for anisotropic electronics, contact engineering, and device integration.
Relevance: Core · 2337 · 1. Introduction · Figure 1
Identifies unresolved challenges in CVD mechanism control, vapour-phase thermodynamic stability, single-domain or monolayer growth, solution-processable ligand design, oriented spin-coated films, and nanoscale patterning.
Relevance: Core · 2343 · 4. Conclusions and Outlook
Classification systems are attributed to this review and are not treated as a global material registry.
The review separates routes that grow MOF crystals directly on substrates from those that first synthesise bulk material and then process it into films.
Categories: bottom-up direct substrate growth · top-down bulk synthesis followed by film processing
2337 · Introduction
Table 1 distinguishes interfacial approaches by the phase boundary where the 2D MOF thin film is formed.
Categories: liquid-liquid interfacial · liquid-gas interfacial · solid-liquid interfacial
2342 · 2.3. Other Synthetic Strategies for 2D MOF Thin Films · Table 1
The conceptual framing links structural control to electronic, chemical, and spin-related outputs relevant to devices.
Categories: electronic structure · local reactivity · spin dynamics
2337 · Introduction · Figure 1
The review presents 2D conductive MOF properties as tunable through metal, ligand, pendant functionality, and interlayer packing/spacings.
Categories: metal node · ligand structure · pendant groups · interlayer spacing
2337 · Introduction · Figure 1
Figure 1 visually organises 2D conductive MOF thin-film fabrication around four strategy families, which are then expanded in the text and Table 1.
Categories: CVD · solution-processing · layer-by-layer assembly · microfluidic synthesis
2337 · Introduction · Figure 1
Review-defined families retain their representative materials and conduction descriptions.
Crystalline porous coordination frameworks with in-plane metal-ligand connectivity and out-of-plane stacking, whose electronic behaviour ranges from semiconductive to conductive.
Conduction: The review states that 2D MOFs span semiconductors to conductors because of long-range electron delocalisation over metal ions and ligands.
Representative materials: Cu3(HHTP)2 · Ni3(HITP)2 · Cu-BHT · Cu3(C6O6)2
Nodes / linkers: Cu · Ni · Co · hexahydroxytriphenylene · hexaiminotriphenylene · benzene-hexathiol · tetrahydroxybenzoquinone
2337 · Introduction
Copper benzene-hexathiol 2D conductive MOF films reported through CVD and liquid-gas interfacial methods.
Conduction: Table 1 summarises high conductivities for Cu-BHT films, including CVD and liquid-gas interfacial examples.
Representative materials: Cu-BHT
Nodes / linkers: Cu · benzene-hexathiol
2342 · 2.3. Other Synthetic Strategies for 2D MOF Thin Films · Table 1
Copper tetrahydroxybenzoquinone-derived 2D conductive MOF thin films produced by single-step all-vapour-phase CVD.
Conduction: The review reports room-temperature conductivity of 92.95 S/cm and temperature-dependent semiconductive/3D variable-range hopping behaviour for the CVD films.
Representative materials: Cu3(C6O6)2
Nodes / linkers: Cu · tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone
2339 · 2.1. Single-Step, All-Vapor-Phase CVD · Figures 2-3
A triphenylene-based 2D conductive MOF with Brønsted-basic pendant amines designed to improve solvent processability and enable spin-coated films.
Conduction: The review frames conductivity as protonation-dependent, with reversible acid doping and base dedoping in thin-film devices.
Representative materials: Cu3(HHTATP)2
Nodes / linkers: Cu · 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexahydroxy-1,5,9-triaminotriphenylene
2341 · 2.2. Solution Processing of a 2D MOF with a Bronsted-Basic Pendant Group · Figure 4
Copper hexahydroxytriphenylene 2D MOF used across CVD, interfacial, layer-by-layer, spray-coating, and microfluidic thin-film examples.
Conduction: The review uses this family for examples of orientation-dependent optical properties, chemiresistive sensing, and spin-valve devices.
Representative materials: Cu3(HHTP)2 · Cu3(HHTP)2[001] · Cu3(HHTP)2[100] · Pt@Cu3(HHTP)2
Nodes / linkers: Cu · hexahydroxytriphenylene
2343 · 3. Applications of 2D MOF Thin Films · Figure 6
Nickel hexaiminotriphenylene 2D conductive MOF thin films used in field-effect transistor and sensing examples.
Conduction: The review highlights liquid-gated FET mobility and high on/off ratio, along with microfluidic film conductivity and sensing response.
Representative materials: Ni3(HITP)2
Nodes / linkers: Ni · hexaiminotriphenylene
2343 · 3. Applications of 2D MOF Thin Films · Figure 6
Review-level synthesis principles remain separate from primary-study recipes.
A bottom-up method that co-delivers metal and ligand precursors in the vapour phase to form large-area 2D conductive MOF films directly on substrates.
Claimed effects: Can produce smooth, crystalline, edge-on films with controllable thickness and orientation selectivity, but remains mechanistically underdeveloped for broad 2D MOF scope.
Controlling variables: carrier gas · precursor type and amount · temperature · substrate-precursor distance · pressure · precursor dwell time
Representative materials: Cu3(C6O6)2 · Cu-BHT · Cu3(HHTP)2
Caveat: Requires materials and precursors compatible with high-temperature vapour-phase reactions; gas-phase nucleation and coordination control are still difficult.
2338 · 2.1. Single-Step, All-Vapor-Phase CVD · Figure 2
Formation of 2D MOF films at liquid-gas, liquid-liquid, or solid-liquid interfaces, often using simple and accessible setups.
Claimed effects: Can produce uniform films and provides a versatile low-barrier approach to large-area films.
Controlling variables: interface type · growth time · solution composition · pH · surfactants · oxidant diffusion
Representative materials: M3(HIB)2 · Cu3(HHTP)2 · Cu-BHT · Ni3(HITP)2
Caveat: Maintaining film quality during transfer and precise thickness control remain challenges.
2341 · 2.3.1. Interfacial Synthesis · Figure 5a
Sequential deposition cycles expose a functionalised substrate alternately to metal and ligand solutions to grow crystalline thin films.
Claimed effects: Offers precise thickness control, uniform films, and orientation or heterostructure flexibility.
Controlling variables: number of deposition cycles · substrate functionalisation · metal solution · ligand solution · growth-cycle increment
Representative materials: Cu3(HHTP)2
Caveat: Creating thick films requires substantial time and effort.
2341 · 2.3.2. Layer-by-Layer Assembly · Figure 5b
Microfluidic channels rapidly mix precursors and deposit films via a blade or use postsynthetic rapid crystallisation to form controlled thin films.
Claimed effects: Supports uniformity, scalability, adjustable thickness, catalyst incorporation, substrate versatility, and photolithographic patterning.
Controlling variables: microfluidic channel geometry · blade speed · heated substrate · precursor mixing · postsynthetic crystallisation · nanoparticle additives
Representative materials: Cu3(HHTP)2 · Pt@Cu3(HHTP)2 · Ni3(HITP)2
Caveat: Requires specialised equipment, even though it avoids some transfer and multistep limitations of LbL.
2342 · 2.3.3. Microfluidic-Assisted Synthesis · Figure 5c
A top-down route where pendant Bronsted-basic groups and bulky acid guests weaken interlayer interactions and generate processable MOF solutions for spin coating.
Claimed effects: Enables large-area spin-coated Cu3(HHTATP)2 films and reversible acid/base modulation of conductivity.
Controlling variables: pendant group chemistry · acid strength and acidity · solvent · MOF concentration · additives · spin rate · acceleration rate · temperature
Representative materials: Cu3(HHTATP)2
Caveat: The review reports random orientation in GIWAXS and identifies crystallite size/morphology control as necessary for oriented films.
2340 · 2.2. Solution Processing of a 2D MOF with a Bronsted-Basic Pendant Group · Figure 4
A scalable top-down thin-film route using processed 2D MOF suspensions or dispersions to deposit films.
Claimed effects: Offers an easier scale-up pathway than some bottom-up routes.
Controlling variables: dispersion stability · concentration · substrate coverage · spray parameters
Representative materials: Cu3(HHTP)2
Caveat: The review notes top-down methods are less common because dispersing 2D MOFs in solvents is challenging.
2337 · Introduction
These are the review authors’ synthesis, not newly measured results.
Cu3(HHTATP)2 thin-film conductivity is summarised as reversibly modulated by acid doping and base dedoping, giving a chemical handle for device-relevant switching.
Evidence basis: single_reference
Caveat: The review summarises three cycles; longer-term stability and broader material generality are not established here.
2341 · 2.2. Solution Processing of a 2D MOF with a Bronsted-Basic Pendant Group · Figure 4h
Bottom-up routes better support low roughness, ultrathin films, and thickness control, whereas top-down coating routes are potentially scalable but limited by dispersion and processability challenges.
Evidence basis: multi_reference
Caveat: This is a review-level synthesis across heterogeneous fabrication contexts.
2337 · Introduction
Oriented 2D MOF films require integrated structural characterisation beyond conventional XRD, including GIWAXS and XAS/NEXAFS, to resolve orientation, stacking, bonding, and coordination environment.
Evidence basis: multi_reference
Caveat: The claim is a measurement caution rather than a material benchmark.
2339 · 2.1. Single-Step, All-Vapor-Phase CVD
The review interprets Cu3(C6O6)2 CVD film transport as semiconductive at high temperature and 3D variable-range hopping at low temperature.
Evidence basis: single_reference
Caveat: This is the review's summary of one original study, so the primary paper should be consulted for fitting details.
2339 · 2.1. Single-Step, All-Vapor-Phase CVD · Figure 3
CVD is presented as well-suited for high-quality, oriented, large-area 2D MOF thin films because it avoids solvent disruption and enables control over thickness, orientation, and roughness.
Evidence basis: multi_reference
Caveat: The outlook stresses that CVD for 2D MOFs is still nascent and not yet broadly general.
2338 · 2.1. Single-Step, All-Vapor-Phase CVD
CVD synthesis of 2D MOF thin films remains early-stage, with insufficient mechanistic understanding of gas-phase variables and limited representative materials.
Evidence basis: review_reasoning
Caveat: This is the review authors' outlook, not a quantified survey of all possible CVD attempts.
2343 · 4. Conclusions and Outlook
Interfacial synthesis is framed as simple, versatile, and capable of uniform thin films, but less precise in thickness control than alternatives.
Evidence basis: multi_reference
Caveat: The limitation can be mitigated but not eliminated by adjusting growth time or solution composition.
2341 · 2.3.1. Interfacial Synthesis
Layer-by-layer methods provide precise thickness control and orientation/heterostructure flexibility, at the cost of time and effort for thick films.
Evidence basis: multi_reference
Caveat: The chapter should distinguish LbL precision from throughput and scalability constraints.
2341 · 2.3.2. Layer-by-Layer Assembly
Microfluidic-assisted synthesis is presented as scalable and thickness-controllable, with compatibility across substrates and patterning by photolithography.
Evidence basis: single_reference
Caveat: Specialised equipment is required, and the review summarises a limited set of demonstrations.
2342 · 2.3.3. Microfluidic-Assisted Synthesis
Controlled crystal orientation in Cu3(HHTP)2 thin films is linked to distinct nonlinear optical properties, supporting orientation as a device design variable.
Evidence basis: single_reference
Caveat: The claim is based on one highlighted application study and should not be generalised to all 2D MOFs without primary support.
2343 · 3. Applications of 2D MOF Thin Films · Figure 6a-b
Pendant Bronsted-basic amines are proposed to improve 2D MOF processability by weakening interlayer interactions without strongly disrupting the charge-transporting aromatic core.
Evidence basis: single_reference
Caveat: The review explicitly notes that extension to other aromatic cores remains future work.
2339 · 2.2. Solution Processing of a 2D MOF with a Bronsted-Basic Pendant Group
2D conductive MOF thin films are presented as candidate nonmagnetic layers for spin valves because void-free interfaces, conductivity, long-range spin ordering, and weak spin-orbit coupling are potentially favourable.
Evidence basis: multi_reference
Caveat: The review evidence is application-specific and includes low-temperature device metrics, not a general spintronics proof for all 2D MOFs.
2343 · 3. Applications of 2D MOF Thin Films · Figure 6e-f
Metal node, ligand core, pendant groups, and interlayer spacing are presented as core levers for tuning conductivity, electronic structure, local reactivity, and spin dynamics in 2D conductive MOFs.
Evidence basis: multi_reference
Caveat: The review aggregates ranges across different chemistries and measurement contexts rather than normalising all primary data.
2337 · Introduction · Figure 1
Oriented thin films are needed to study intrinsic anisotropic electronic properties that are inaccessible or obscured in bulk 2D MOF powders.
Evidence basis: multi_reference
Caveat: The review argument is conceptual and device-oriented; primary thin-film studies remain needed for material-specific claims.
2337 · Introduction
Large-area 2D MOF thin films are important for FET devices because they can provide void-free contact with dielectric layers.
Evidence basis: multi_reference
Caveat: The review examples focus on Ni3(HITP)2 FETs; translation to other MOFs depends on film and interface quality.
2343 · 3. Applications of 2D MOF Thin Films · Figure 6c-d
Every row remains visibly secondary and links to a primary dossier only where the mapping is verified.
| Material | Property | Reported value | Context and quality | Primary evidence | Review source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SecondaryCu-BHT | electrical conductivity | 342-634 S/cm | CVD face-on thin films. Table · Range | research_0034 | 2342 · 2.3. Other Synthetic Strategies for 2D MOF Thin Films · Table 1 |
| SecondaryCu-BHT | electrical conductivity | 1414 S/cm | Liquid-gas interfacial face-on thin film. Table · Exact Reported | research_0416 | 2342 · 2.3. Other Synthetic Strategies for 2D MOF Thin Films · Table 1 |
| SecondaryCu-BHT | electrical conductivity | 1007.5 S/cm | CVD on liquid-gallium surface; face-on film. Table · Exact Reported | No verified corpus mapping | 2342 · 2.3. Other Synthetic Strategies for 2D MOF Thin Films · Table 1 |
| SecondaryCu3(C6O6)2 | room-temperature electrical conductivity | 92.95 S/cm | CVD thin film; Table 1 lists edge-on orientation and CVD method. Table · Exact Reported | research_0142 | 2342 · 2.3. Other Synthetic Strategies for 2D MOF Thin Films · Table 1 |
| SecondaryCu3(C6O6)2 | film thickness range | 32.4-662.7 nm | CVD thin film; Table 1 benchmark for thickness tunability. Table · Range | research_0142 | 2342 · 2.3. Other Synthetic Strategies for 2D MOF Thin Films · Table 1 |
| SecondaryCu3(HHTATP)2 | dedoped electrical conductivity | 0.025 S/cm | After washing the thin film with basic solution; conductivity increases again after acid exposure. Text · Exact Reported | research_0102 | 2341 · 2.2. Solution Processing of a 2D MOF with a Bronsted-Basic Pendant Group · Figure 4h |
| SecondaryCu3(HHTATP)2 | electrical conductivity | 1.2 x 10^-1 S/cm | Spin-coated proton-doped thin film; slightly edge-on in Table 1. Table · Exact Reported | research_0102 | 2342 · 2.3. Other Synthetic Strategies for 2D MOF Thin Films · Table 1 |
| SecondaryCu3(HHTP)2 | electrical conductivity | 2 x 10^-2 S/cm | Layer-by-layer thin film, 20-100 nm, roughness <5 nm. Table · Exact Reported | research_0115 | 2342 · 2.3. Other Synthetic Strategies for 2D MOF Thin Films · Table 1 |
| SecondaryCu3(HHTP)2 | electrical conductivity | 2 x 10^-4 S/cm | Microfluidic-assisted synthesis; 30-70 nm thickness, 2.8 nm roughness. Table · Exact Reported | research_0257 | 2342 · 2.3. Other Synthetic Strategies for 2D MOF Thin Films · Table 1 |
| SecondaryCu3(HHTP)2 | nonlinear absorption coefficient orientation ratio | Cu3(HHTP)2[001] beta around 9 times higher than Cu3(HHTP)2[100] | Face-on [001] versus edge-on [100] orientation in thin films. Text · Approximate | research_0312 | 2343 · 3. Applications of 2D MOF Thin Films · Figure 6a-b |
| SecondaryCu3(HHTP)2 | organic spin valve magnetoresistance | -25% at 10 K, persisting up to 200 K | Organic spin valve using Cu3(HHTP)2 thin film as the nonmagnetic layer. Text · Exact Reported | research_0129 | 2343 · 3. Applications of 2D MOF Thin Films · Figure 6e-f |
| SecondaryNi3(HITP)2 | charge mobility | 45.4 cm2 V^-1 s^-1 | In-situ-grown Ni3(HITP)2 on substrate; on/off ratio 2290. Text · Exact Reported | research_0230 | 2343 · 3. Applications of 2D MOF Thin Films |
| SecondaryNi3(HITP)2 | hole mobility | up to 48.6 cm2 V^-1 s^-1 | Ni3(HITP)2 thin-film FET; on/off ratio around 2000. Text · Exact Reported | research_0015 | 2343 · 3. Applications of 2D MOF Thin Films · Figure 6c-d |
| SecondaryNi3(HITP)2 | electrical conductivity | 40 S/cm | Liquid-gas interfacial thin film. Table · Exact Reported | research_0015 | 2342 · 2.3. Other Synthetic Strategies for 2D MOF Thin Films · Table 1 |
| SecondaryNi3(HITP)2 | electrical conductivity | 37.1 S/cm | Microfluidic-assisted solution shearing with postsynthetic rapid crystallisation. Table · Exact Reported | research_0124 | 2342 · 2.3. Other Synthetic Strategies for 2D MOF Thin Films · Table 1 |
| SecondaryNi3(HITP)2 | H2S sensing response enhancement | 30.2 times greater DeltaR/R0 than powder drop-cast substrates | MASS-PRC face-on oriented thin film versus powder drop-cast substrate. Text · Exact Reported | research_0124 | 2342 · 2.3.3. Microfluidic-Assisted Synthesis |
Open questions are presented as review-author priorities, not conclusions from the primary database.
Only a few representative 2D MOFs have been synthesised prototypically by CVD.
Proposed direction: Broaden organometallic precursor synthesis and gas-phase reaction design to access more 2D conductive MOF chemistries.
2343 · 4. Conclusions and Outlook
The relationship between gas-phase control variables and 2D MOF nucleation/synthesis mechanisms is insufficiently understood.
Proposed direction: Systematically investigate carrier gas, precursor amount, vapour pressure, thermofluidic motion, precursor chemistry, oxidising/reducing reagents, and competing coordination reagents.
2343 · 4. Conclusions and Outlook
Interfacial synthesis faces challenges in thickness control and in maintaining film quality during transfer.
Proposed direction: Optimise growth time, pH, surfactants, and solution composition while improving transfer protocols.
2341 · 2.3. Other Synthetic Strategies for 2D MOF Thin Films
Practical applications require selective growth and nanoscale patterning on target substrates such as dielectrics and metals.
Proposed direction: Develop substrate-specific growth and patterning strategies compatible with device fabrication.
2343 · 4. Conclusions and Outlook
Current CVD studies predominantly produce polycrystalline films; high-quality large-domain single crystals and monolayer MOFs remain aspirational.
Proposed direction: Explore epitaxial growth, MOF-substrate interactions, large-area single-crystal substrates, precursor injection rate, substrate temperature, and substrate surface modification.
2343 · 4. Conclusions and Outlook
The pendant-amine strategy is promising but needs extension to other basic, acidic, or functional groups and other aromatic cores.
Proposed direction: Study how additional ligand motifs alter chemical properties, electronic properties, and processability across broader 2D MOF families.
2343 · 4. Conclusions and Outlook
The reported spin-coated film showed random GIWAXS orientation, limiting precise anisotropic structure-property control.
Proposed direction: Control crystallite size and morphology during solvothermal synthesis to promote oriented thin-film formation during coating.
2343 · 4. Conclusions and Outlook
Rapid high-temperature gas flow makes it difficult to form thermodynamically stable 2D MOF structures and increases unstable or amorphous products.
Proposed direction: Develop reaction-zone designs and precursor delivery regimes that better control nucleation and growth under vapour-phase conditions.
2343 · 4. Conclusions and Outlook
Mappings show which printed review references have a verified counterpart in the frozen primary corpus.
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|---|---|---|---|
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