Review · secondary evidenceReview

Tuning Mixed-Valence State in Coordination Polymers for Electronics and Optics

Hao Liang and Hiroshi Kitagawa · Advanced Functional Materials · 2026

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8review sections
8material families
13review claims
17secondary benchmarks
34cited studies
5research gaps

Review scope

Reviews how mixed-valence states in coordination polymers and MOFs can be generated, classified and tuned to promote charge delocalisation, electronic conductivity and electrochromic optical switching across 1D, 2D and 3D frameworks.

Coverage
1968–2025
Category
Review Electrochemical Modulation
Material scope
mixed-valence coordination polymers · metal-organic frameworks · MX and MMX chain systems · 2D conductive CPs and MOFs · 3D mixed-valence MOFs · electrochromic CPs and MOFs
Transport scope
inter-valence charge transfer · band transport · charge hopping · redox hopping · through-bond d-pi conjugation · through-space pi-pi stacking · ion-coupled electron transfer
Application scope
electrical conductors · electronic devices · electrochromic smart windows and displays · electrochemical systems · battery and catalysis contexts
Explicit exclusions
full synthetic recipes · exhaustive bibliography transcription · detailed MMX-chain review already covered elsewhere · primary validation of table values
Source
1 · Abstract
Evidence role
Context, taxonomy and secondary benchmarking

Section map

The review’s argument is preserved as a navigable set of section summaries.

3.1. 1D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems

3-4

Uses MX chains to relate electron-lattice interactions, CDW/Mott-Hubbard states and metal-halide-metal distances to Robin-Day class and conductivity.

Relevance: Core · 3 · 3.1. 1D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems

3.2. 2D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems

4-6

Surveys 2D mixed-valence sheets and MOFs where planar coordination, extended pi systems, radical ligands and metal-ligand covalency produce in-plane electronic delocalisation.

Relevance: Core · 5 · 3.2. 2D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems

3.3. 3D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems

5-9

Reviews 3D MOF examples where oxidation, electrochemical doping, chemical doping, radical linkers or through-space stacking tune conductivity and delocalisation.

Relevance: Core · 7 · 3.3. 3D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems

5. Conclusion and Prospect

10-12

States the review's outlook: difficult mixed-valence characterisation, need for metal-linker co-mixed valency, mixed conduction, 3D MX/MMX extension, and immature electrochromic design rules.

Relevance: Core · 12 · 5. Conclusion and Prospect

3.4. Differences in Structural and Electronic Features

9-10

Synthesises differences among 1D, 2D and 3D systems and points to Table 1 as a secondary comparison of conductive mixed-valence CPs/MOFs.

Relevance: Core · 9 · 3.4. Differences in Structural and Electronic Features · Table 1

2. Fundamentals Related to Mixed Valency

2-3

Explains intrinsic versus post-induced mixed valency, experimental characterisation methods, and the need to combine carrier generation with continuous transport pathways.

Relevance: Core · 2 · 2.1. Origin of Mixed Valency

1. Introduction

1-2

Frames mixed valency as a strategy for overcoming poor charge transport in coordination systems, introduces IVCT and the Robin-Day classes, and defines the review's dimensional focus.

Relevance: Core · 1 · 1. Introduction

4. Optical Applications of Mixed-Valence CPs

9-12

Connects class II/III IVCT absorption to electrochromism and summarises mixed-valence CP/MOF optical switching examples in Table 2.

Relevance: Core · 10 · 4. Optical Applications of Mixed-Valence CPs

Taxonomies

Classification systems are attributed to this review and are not treated as a global material registry.

Structural Dimensionality Of Mixed-Valence CP/MOF FrameworksAuthor-proposed

Dimensional crossover organisation

The review organises electronic properties around dimensionality, arguing that frameworks extended in at least one dimension are necessary for long-range charge delocalisation.

Categories: 1D chains, ladders and nanotubes · 2D sheets and layered MOFs · 3D frameworks and porous MOFs

2 · 1. Introduction

Location Of Redox-Active Mixed-Valence StatesAuthor-proposed

Metal-centred versus linker-centred mixed valency

The review distinguishes metal-centred systems from radical-linker systems and identifies simultaneous metal/linker mixed valency as a limited but promising frontier.

Categories: metal-ion mixed valency · redox-active organic linker mixed valency · combined metal and linker mixed valency

5 · 3.2. 2D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems

How The Mixed-Valence State Is GeneratedAuthor-proposed

Intrinsic versus post-induced mixed valency

Intrinsic examples are tied to coordination environment and lattice distortion; post-induced examples often involve oxidation/reduction plus counterion insertion in 2D/3D systems.

Categories: intrinsic mixed valency from designed coordination configuration · post-induced mixed valency from chemical or electrochemical stimulation

2 · 2.1. Origin of Mixed Valency

Degree Of Electronic Interaction And Delocalisation Between Redox Sites

Robin-Day mixed-valence classification

The review uses Robin-Day classes as the central language for connecting coordination environments, electron delocalisation, band gaps and transport behaviour.

Categories: Class I: localised and weak or negligible coupling · Class II: partially delocalised with moderate coupling · Class III: fully delocalised with strong coupling · Subclasses IIIA/IIIB: delocalisation within a cluster or entire solid

1 · 1. Introduction · Figure 1

Dominant Electronic Coupling PathwayAuthor-proposed

Through-bond versus through-space charge transfer

The review connects high conductivity to whether mixed-valence carriers have continuous through-bond or through-space migration pathways in addition to carrier generation.

Categories: through-bond orbital overlap and extended conjugation · through-space pi-pi stacking · redox hopping · band-like delocalisation

3 · 2.3. Charge Transfer Mechanism

Material families

Review-defined families retain their representative materials and conduction descriptions.

dhbq and chlorinated-dhbq radical-linker MOFs

2D And 3D

2D or 3D coordination systems where mixed valency can arise from redox-active quinonoid ligands rather than metal centres.

Conduction: Electron delocalisation and conductivity depend on metal-ligand covalency, radical-linker valence ratios and carrier mobility.

Representative materials: (H2NMe2)2V2(Cl2dhbq)3 · (H2NMe2)2Ti2(Cl2dhbq)3 · (NBu4)2Fe2(dhbq)3

Nodes / linkers: V · Ti · Cr · Fe · dhbq · Cl2dhbq

5 · 3.2. 2D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems

Electrochromic XDI and viologen-type MOFs

MOF Thin Films And Porous Frameworks

MOFs assembled with redox-active imide or viologen-type linkers that undergo neutral-radical and radical-dianion redox couples during electrochemical optical switching.

Conduction: Optical switching is associated with electrochemically generated linker mixed-valence/radical states, redox hopping and coupled ion transport.

Representative materials: Zn-PMDI · Zn-NDI · Zn-PDI · Ni-CHNDI · DUT-65/66

Nodes / linkers: Zn · Ni · Mg · Cd · PMDI · NDI · PDI · CHNDI · BenzTB · viologen

10 · 4. Optical Applications of Mixed-Valence CPs · Table 2

3D Fe-MOFs with Fe-N-N transport chains

3D

3D Fe frameworks containing 1D infinite Fe-N-N chains that serve as electron-transport media and can be oxidised or electrochemically doped.

Conduction: Air oxidation or K+ electrochemical doping creates Fe2+/Fe3+ mixtures and modulates conductivity over multiple orders of magnitude.

Representative materials: Fe2(BDT)3 · KxFe2(BDP)3

Nodes / linkers: Fe · tetrazolate BDT · benzenedipyrazolate BDP

7 · 3.3. 3D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems · Figure 4

2D pi-conjugated M3(HITT)2 MOFs

2D

Isostructural 2D MOFs based on hexaiminotetraazanaphthotetraphene-type ligands and Ni or Cu nodes.

Conduction: High conductivity is attributed to extended pi conjugation, pi-pi interaction, small ligand gap and metal-ligand energy-level matching; Cu mixed valency is air-tunable.

Representative materials: Ni3(HITT)2 · Cu3(HITT)2

Nodes / linkers: Ni · Cu · HITT/HATT pi-conjugated ligands

5 · 3.2. 2D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems · Figure 3

Lanthanide HOTP MOFs

3D

Isostructural 3D Ln1.5HOTP frameworks with honeycomb channels, continuous Ln-O chains and short pi-pi stacking.

Conduction: High c-axis conductivity is attributed to short through-space pi-pi stacking rather than ionic Ln-O bonds, with rare CDW behaviour in a 3D MOF.

Representative materials: La1.5HOTP · Nd1.5HOTP

Nodes / linkers: La · Nd · HOTP

8 · 3.3. 3D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems · Figure 5

Halogen-bridged transition-metal MX chains

1D

1D covalent CPs with alternating metal and halide orbitals, typically M = Pt, Pd or Ni and X = I, Br or Cl.

Conduction: Electronic states depend on metal species, Peierls distortion, M-X-M distance and whether the chain is in a CDW or Mott-Hubbard state.

Representative materials: KCP(Br) · [Pd(dabdOH)2Br]Br2 · [Pt(amp)2][Pt(amp)2Br2](H2PO4)4

Nodes / linkers: Pt · Pd · Ni · halide bridges · amine capping ligands · hydrogen-bonded counterion assemblies

3 · 3.1. 1D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems

MX ladders and MX tubes

Quasi-1D Extended Assemblies

Extended MX systems made by connecting several MX chains in parallel through organic rung ligands.

Conduction: Interchain interactions tune CDW phase, energy bands and interchain electronic coupling.

Representative materials: two-legged MX ladders · four-legged MX nanotubes

Nodes / linkers: Pt · Pd · Ni · organic rung ligands · halide bridges

4 · 3.1. 1D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems

Chemically doped triazolate Fe/Cr MOFs

3D

Air-stable 3D triazolate MOFs whose metal centres are partially oxidised by chemical doping with anions such as BF4- or CF3SO3-.

Conduction: Doping introduces mixed-valence metal centres and IVCT bands; in Cr(tri)2, electron delocalisation is linked to double exchange and high magnetic ordering.

Representative materials: Fe(tri)2(BF4)x · Cr(tri)2(CF3SO3)0.33

Nodes / linkers: Fe · Cr · 1,2,3-triazolate

8 · 3.3. 3D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems · Figure 4

Synthesis strategies

Review-level synthesis principles remain separate from primary-study recipes.

Build planar d-pi conjugated 2D frameworks

Use planar metal coordination and large pi-conjugated ligands to create extended in-plane pathways for electron delocalisation.

Claimed effects: Supports high in-plane conductivity and enables mixed-valence tuning through carrier density and valence-state changes.

Controlling variables: dsp2 planar metal geometry · aromatic core size · metal-ligand energy-level matching · in-plane d-pi orbital overlap

Representative materials: Ni3(HITT)2 · Cu3(HITT)2 · Cu-X-HHS

Caveat: Planar d-pi conjugation is less straightforward to translate into 3D frameworks.

5 · 3.2. 2D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems

Chemical oxidative doping of 3D MOFs

Use chemical oxidants or dopant anions to partially oxidise metal centres while retaining framework crystallinity.

Claimed effects: Introduces mixed valency, IVCT bands, enhanced conductivity and in some cases double-exchange magnetic ordering.

Controlling variables: dopant anion · doping stoichiometry · metal redox couple · framework stability

Representative materials: Fe(tri)2(BF4)x · Cr(tri)2(CF3SO3)0.33

Caveat: The review emphasises conductivity and magnetic outcomes but does not resolve general design limits for all MOFs.

8 · 3.3. 3D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems

Compress or expand M-X-M distances in MX chains

Use chemical pressure, hydrogen bonding or counterion size to tune M-X-M distance and switch between CDW, Mott-Hubbard or weakly coupled states.

Claimed effects: Can induce class II to class III transitions, suppress electron-lattice distortion or push systems toward class I behaviour.

Controlling variables: counteranion size · hydrogen bonding · alkyl-chain length · temperature · M-X-M distance

Representative materials: [Pd(dabdOH)2Br]Br2 · [Pt(en)2][Pt(en)2Cl2](ReO4)4 · [Pt(amp)2][Pt(amp)2Br2](H2PO4)4

Caveat: The review treats these as structure-property examples rather than general synthetic recipes.

3 · 3.1. 1D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems

Design distinct or equivalent coordination environments

Use local coordination geometry and ligand binding termini to set whether redox sites are distinguishable, similar or equivalent, thereby controlling Robin-Day class.

Claimed effects: Tunes localisation versus delocalisation and determines whether IVCT is weak, moderate or strong.

Controlling variables: coordination terminus · local ligand field · redox-site symmetry · Jahn-Teller or Peierls distortion

Representative materials: Prussian blue · MX chains

Caveat: Boundary regions are difficult to classify and can shift with environment or kinetics.

2 · 2.1. Origin of Mixed Valency

Electrochemical doping and counterion insertion

Introduce redox changes and compensating ions into robust frameworks to tune mixed valency and carrier concentration.

Claimed effects: Produces large conductivity modulation and connects electron transport to ion movement in electrochemical systems.

Controlling variables: applied potential · inserted counterion · doping stoichiometry · framework robustness · ion-channel geometry

Representative materials: KxFe2(BDP)3 · electrochromic Zn-XDI MOFs · [Zn2(BPPTzTz)2(tdc)2]n

Caveat: Carrier mobility can be more important than carrier number; ion-coupled electron transfer remains incompletely understood.

7 · 3.3. 3D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems

Porous electrochromic MOF design

Assemble redox-active linkers into porous MOF films so that electrochemical redox, ion motion and optical absorption can be jointly tuned.

Claimed effects: Enables reversible colour switching through neutral-radical and mixed-valence states, with performance tied to electron transfer and ion diffusion.

Controlling variables: redox-active linker · electrolyte · channel size and shape · ion diffusion · pi-system size

Representative materials: Zn-PMDI · Zn-NDI · Zn-PDI · Ni-CHNDI · DUT-65/66

Caveat: The review states that mixed-valence strategies for electrochromic CPs and MOFs remain in their infancy.

10 · 4. Optical Applications of Mixed-Valence CPs

Review claims

These are the review authors’ synthesis, not newly measured results.

Author InterpretationHigh supportStructure Property Link

In 2D mixed-valence CPs/MOFs, extended d-pi conjugation, pi-pi interactions and metal-ligand energy-level matching are key determinants of carrier delocalisation and conductivity.

Evidence basis: multi_reference

Caveat: Conductivity remains anisotropic and sensitive to the exact metal/linker combination.

5 · 3.2. 2D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems

Author InterpretationMedium supportCaveat

Long-range d-pi conjugation is common in 2D conductive mixed-valence systems but rare in 3D CPs because it tends to favour planar configurations.

Evidence basis: review_reasoning

Caveat: Cu-TAPT is presented as a recent exception rather than a settled general solution.

8 · 3.3. 3D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems

Consensus SummaryHigh supportTransport Mechanism

Electron transport in mixed-valence coordination compounds can be interpreted using band transport or charge hopping, promoted by through-bond and through-space pathways.

Evidence basis: multi_reference

Caveat: The appropriate model depends on the degree of delocalisation and electronic coupling.

3 · 2.3. Charge Transfer Mechanism

Consensus SummaryHigh supportTransport Mechanism

Mixed valency can increase carrier concentration, but high conductivity also requires an effective pathway for carrier migration.

Evidence basis: review_reasoning

Caveat: The review frames this qualitatively using the conductivity equation and pathway discussion.

3 · 2.3. Charge Transfer Mechanism

Consensus SummaryHigh supportMeasurement Interpretation

Mixed-valence classification is experimentally challenging, especially near class I-II and II-III boundaries where delocalisation depends on solvent, kinetics and local environment.

Evidence basis: multi_reference

Caveat: The review recommends combining structural, spectroscopic, electrochemical and computational evidence.

2 · 2.2. Characterization of Mixed-Valence State

Author InterpretationMedium supportApplication Relevance

For mixed-valence electrochromic systems, the coloured state is interpreted as having greater electron delocalisation than the bleached state.

Evidence basis: review_reasoning

Caveat: This is a conceptual interpretation and not a replacement for material-specific spectroelectrochemical evidence.

10 · 4. Optical Applications of Mixed-Valence CPs

Author InterpretationHigh supportDefinition Scope

Long-range electronic delocalisation in mixed-valence coordination systems requires a framework extended in at least one dimension, unlike discrete multinuclear complexes.

Evidence basis: review_reasoning

Caveat: The claim is about long-range delocalisation, not the existence of IVCT in discrete molecular systems.

2 · 1. Introduction

Author InterpretationHigh supportApplication Relevance

Mixed-valence electrochromism in CPs/MOFs couples valence state, IVCT absorption, electron transfer and ion diffusion, so device performance cannot be understood from electronic transport alone.

Evidence basis: multi_reference

Caveat: The design field is described as immature, especially for CP/MOF electrochromics.

10 · 4. Optical Applications of Mixed-Valence CPs

SpeculativeMedium supportApplication Relevance

Porous MOFs with mixed valency could be useful platforms for studying electron-proton/ion coupling and mixed conducting properties.

Evidence basis: multi_reference

Caveat: Presented as an outlook rather than a resolved experimental consensus.

12 · 5. Conclusion and Prospect

Author InterpretationHigh supportStructure Property Link

Introducing mixed valency into CPs can create dynamic pathways for charge delocalisation and improve electronic/optical functionality relative to conventional coordination systems.

Evidence basis: multi_reference

Caveat: The review evidence is secondary; specific values must be checked against the primary papers.

12 · 5. Conclusion and Prospect

Author InterpretationMedium supportTransport Mechanism

Several 3D MOF examples show that carrier mobility and delocalisation, not simply the number of redox carriers, can dominate conductivity.

Evidence basis: multi_reference

Caveat: The review draws this interpretation from selected doping and radical-linker systems rather than a universal dataset.

8 · 3.3. 3D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems

Author InterpretationHigh supportStructure Property Link

Changing M-X-M distance in MX chains can move the system across Robin-Day classes by modulating electron-lattice coupling and orbital overlap.

Evidence basis: multi_reference

Caveat: This is a structure-property interpretation across selected MX examples.

3 · 3.1. 1D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems

Consensus SummaryHigh supportStructure Property Link

In MX chains, Pt/Pd systems usually form Peierls-distorted CDW states whereas Ni-based systems tend toward average-valence Mott-Hubbard states.

Evidence basis: multi_reference

Caveat: Specific examples can be tuned by pressure, substitution and doping.

3 · 3.1. 1D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems

Secondary benchmarks

Every row remains visibly secondary and links to a primary dossier only where the mapping is verified.

MaterialPropertyReported valueContext and qualityPrimary evidenceReview source
SecondaryCr(tri)2(CF3SO3)0.33electron conductivityapproximately 0.01Table 1; conductivity is described as insensitive below TC down to 80 K
Table · Approximate
No verified corpus mapping10 · 3.4. Differences in Structural and Electronic Features · Table 1
SecondaryCr(tri)2(CF3SO3)0.33ferromagnetic ordering temperatureTC = 225 Kmixed-valence Cr2+/Cr3+ chemically doped MOF
Text · Exact Reported
No verified corpus mapping8 · 3.3. 3D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems · Figure 4i
SecondaryCu3(HITT)2electron conductivity10-6 to 0.05air-sensitive mixed-valence change; Table 1 range
Table · Range
research_002710 · 3.4. Differences in Structural and Electronic Features · Table 1
SecondaryDUT-65/66coloration efficiency78TBAPF6 electrolyte; Table 2 selected electrochromic CP/MOF summary
Table · Exact Reported
No verified corpus mapping12 · 4. Optical Applications of Mixed-Valence CPs · Table 2
SecondaryDUT-65/66electrochromic switching speeds12.5 s/4.2 sTBAPF6 electrolyte; Table 2 selected electrochromic CP/MOF summary
Table · Exact Reported
No verified corpus mapping12 · 4. Optical Applications of Mixed-Valence CPs · Table 2
SecondaryFe2(BDT)3electron conductivity1.8Table 1; oxidation-induced Fe2+/Fe3+ mixed valency
Table · Exact Reported
No verified corpus mapping10 · 3.4. Differences in Structural and Electronic Features · Table 1
SecondaryFe(tri)2(BF4)xelectron conductivity0.3Table 1 conductive mixed-valence CP/MOF summary
Table · Exact Reported
No verified corpus mapping10 · 3.4. Differences in Structural and Electronic Features · Table 1
SecondaryKxFe2(BDP)3electron conductivityapproximately 700 (estimated)highest conductivity at x = 0.98; Table 1 estimate
Table · Approximate
research_002910 · 3.4. Differences in Structural and Electronic Features · Table 1
SecondaryLn1.5HOTPelectron conductivityapproximately 1000room temperature, along c-axis, single-crystal four-probe method
Text · Approximate
research_01218 · 3.3. 3D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems · Figure 5d,e
Secondary(NBu4)2Fe2(dhbq)3electron conductivityapproximately 0.1Table 1; low carrier doping in ligand mixed-valence 3D Fe-MOF
Table · Approximate
research_018610 · 3.4. Differences in Structural and Electronic Features · Table 1
SecondaryNi-CHNDIcoloration efficiency260NaClO4 electrolyte; Table 2 selected electrochromic CP/MOF summary
Table · Exact Reported
No verified corpus mapping12 · 4. Optical Applications of Mixed-Valence CPs · Table 2
SecondaryNi-CHNDIelectrochromic switching speedapproximately 2NaClO4 electrolyte; Table 2 selected electrochromic CP/MOF summary
Table · Approximate
No verified corpus mapping12 · 4. Optical Applications of Mixed-Valence CPs · Table 2
SecondaryNi3(HITT)2electron conductivity4.5review text; 2D MOF, Figure 3b
Text · Exact Reported
research_00275 · 3.2. 2D Mixed-Valence Coordination Systems · Figure 3b
Secondary[Pd(dabdOH)2Br]Br2electron conductivity38room temperature; Table 1 conductive mixed-valence CP/MOF summary
Table · Exact Reported
research_021310 · 3.4. Differences in Structural and Electronic Features · Table 1
Secondary(H2NMe2)2V2(Cl2dhbq)3electron conductivity0.45Table 1 conductive mixed-valence CP/MOF summary
Table · Exact Reported
No verified corpus mapping10 · 3.4. Differences in Structural and Electronic Features · Table 1
SecondaryZn-PDIcoloration efficiency941KPF6 electrolyte; Table 2 selected electrochromic CP/MOF summary
Table · Exact Reported
research_065712 · 4. Optical Applications of Mixed-Valence CPs · Table 2
SecondaryZn-PDIelectrochromic switching speeds1.6 s/2.6 sKPF6 electrolyte; Table 2 selected electrochromic CP/MOF summary
Table · Exact Reported
research_065712 · 4. Optical Applications of Mixed-Valence CPs · Table 2

Research gaps

Open questions are presented as review-author priorities, not conclusions from the primary database.

3D conductive MOF design

High

Most mixed-valence MOFs rely on d-pi conjugation, but 3D conductive MOFs based on dimensional extension of MX or MMX chains remain a proposed frontier.

Proposed direction: Construct 3D conductive MOFs from dimensionally extended MX/MMX chains and tune their mixed-valence states by temperature, pressure, humidity or chemical doping.

12 · 5. Conclusion and Prospect

Electrochromic CP/MOF design

High

Mixed-valence strategies for electrochromic CPs and MOFs are still immature, and the electronic-ionic-optical coupling is not fully understood.

Proposed direction: Tune degree of mixed valency and ion-coupled electron transfer to achieve fast, high-contrast optical switching.

12 · 5. Conclusion and Prospect

Simultaneous metal and linker redox activity

Medium

Only a limited number of studies report simultaneous mixed valency on both metals and linkers in one compound.

Proposed direction: Introduce additional mixed-valence radicals into already mixed-valence MX compounds to target stronger delocalisation and potentially metallic behaviour.

12 · 5. Conclusion and Prospect

Ion/electron coupling in porous MOFs

Medium

The coupling behaviour and mixed-conducting properties of mixed-valence porous MOFs remain underdeveloped.

Proposed direction: Use mixed valency in porous MOFs to systematically probe electron-proton/ion coupling.

12 · 5. Conclusion and Prospect

Mixed-valence characterisation

High

Precise characterisation remains difficult, particularly in crossover regions between Robin-Day classes where electronic states fluctuate with external and local conditions.

Proposed direction: Combine experimental characterisation with quantum-chemical analysis for more complex CP systems.

12 · 5. Conclusion and Prospect

Cited-study map

Mappings show which printed review references have a verified counterpart in the frozen primary corpus.

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ReferenceStudyRole and contextCorpus mapping
Ref. 92012Title unavailabletransport_background · conductive_mof_review_contextUsed by the review to frame poor electron transport in coordination systems and through-bond/through-space charge-transfer pathways.Unmapped
Ref. 161968Title unavailableclassification_framework · definitionsSource of the Robin-Day classification used throughout the review.Unmapped
Ref. 212017Title unavailablemixed_valence_review_contextReview cites these as recent interest in mixed-valence coordination assemblies for electron transfer and related properties.Unmapped
Ref. 232000Title unavailablediscrete_complex_context · delocalisation_limitUsed to contrast discrete mixed-valence molecules with extended frameworks needed for long-range delocalisation.Unmapped
Ref. 252009Title unavailablecharacterisation_caveat · classification_boundarySupports the review's caveat that class boundaries depend on delocalisation and environmental effects.Unmapped
Ref. 262011Title unavailablecomputational_classification · characterisation_caveatCited for computational assistance in classifying mixed-valence states.Unmapped
Ref. 282014Title unavailabletransport_mechanism · through_space_through_bondSupports the review's description of through-bond and through-space charge-transfer pathways.research_0088
Ref. 311983Title unavailablemx_chain_backgroundCited for dependence of MX-chain electronic states on metal species.Unmapped
Ref. 321961Title unavailablecdw_state · mx_chain_backgroundCited for mixed-valence CDW state in Pt/Pd MX chains.Unmapped
Ref. 331989Title unavailablemott_hubbard_state · mx_chain_backgroundCited for average-valence Mott-Hubbard state in Ni MX chains.Unmapped
Ref. 342013Title unavailablemx_chain_classification · book_contextCited for Robin-Day assignment of MX-chain classes.Unmapped
Ref. 352008Title unavailablemx_chain_distance_tuning · phase_transitionUsed for evidence that decreasing M-X-M distance can realise the Mott-Hubbard state in Pt/Pd MX chains.Unmapped
Ref. 362017Title unavailabletransport_benchmark · mx_chainPrimary source for the class III Pd MX-chain benchmark with 38 S cm-1 conductivity.research_0213
Ref. 372018Title unavailablemx_chain_distance_tuning · class_i_exampleUsed for examples where increasing M-X-M distance moves MX chains toward class I behaviour.Unmapped
Ref. 452013Title unavailable2d_conductive_mof_backgroundCited for construction of 2D CPs using divalent metal ions and planar coordination geometries.Unmapped
Ref. 492024Title unavailabletransport_benchmark · 2d_mofPrimary source for M3(HITT)2 conductivity and Cu mixed-valence air-oxidation behaviour as reported by the review.research_0027
Ref. 502025Title unavailable2d_mof · structure_property_linkUsed for chalcogen-substituted Cu-HHS MOFs where mixed valency and conductivity vary with chalcogen atom.research_0244
Ref. 52a2015Title unavailabletransport_benchmark · radical_ligand_mixed_valencySource for radical-ligand mixed-valence 3D Fe-MOF comparison and Table 1 conductivity benchmark.research_0186
Ref. 532018Title unavailabletransport_benchmark · 2d_mof · radical_ligand_mixed_valencySource for V-MOF and Ti-MOF comparison, with V-MOF conductivity up to 0.45 S cm-1.Unmapped
Ref. 572018Title unavailabletransport_benchmark · 3d_mof · oxidation_tuningPrimary source for oxidation-induced Fe2+/Fe3+ mixed valency and conductivity modulation in Fe2(BDT)3.Unmapped
Ref. 582018Title unavailabletransport_benchmark · electrochemical_doping · 3d_mofSource for electrochemical K+ doping and high estimated conductivity in KxFe2(BDP)3.research_0029
Ref. 592023Title unavailable3d_d_pi_conjugation · structure_property_linkUsed for a 3D Cu-CP exception with d-pi chains, pi-pi stacking and room-temperature conductivity.Unmapped
Ref. 612018Title unavailabletransport_benchmark · chemical_doping · 3d_mofPrimary source for chemically doped Fe(tri)2(BF4)x conductivity benchmark and Fe2+/Fe3+ delocalisation.Unmapped
Ref. 622021Title unavailabletransport_benchmark · magnetic_coupling · chemical_dopingPrimary source for mixed-valence Cr(tri)2(CF3SO3)0.33 conductivity and high magnetic ordering temperature.Unmapped
Ref. 632022Title unavailabletransport_benchmark · 3d_mof · through_space_transportSource for high c-axis conductivity and CDW transition in Ln1.5HOTP MOFs.research_0121
Ref. 642024Title unavailable3d_mx_extension · mixed_valence_orderingCited for first MX-type Pt-MOF with 3D ordered mixed-valence state and diffuse X-ray evidence of interchain correlations.Unmapped
Ref. 65a2018Title unavailableelectrochromism · through_space_ivct · 3d_mofUsed for Zn-MOF mixed-valence TTZ/BPPTzTz electrochemical reduction and electrochromic colour change.Unmapped
Ref. 672016Title unavailableelectrochromism_background · applications_contextCited for electrochromism as reversible optical switching with smart-window and display relevance.Unmapped
Ref. 702016Title unavailableelectrochromism · mixed_valence_complexSource for Pt dimer/polynuclear complex electrochromism connected to tunable Pt mixed valence.Unmapped
Ref. 72a2013Title unavailableelectrochromic_mof · redox_active_linkerCited as pioneering work in assembling redox-active linkers into electrochromic MOFs.Unmapped
Ref. 72d2018Title unavailableelectrochromism_benchmark · mof_filmPrimary source for Ni-CHNDI switching speed and coloration efficiency reported in Table 2.Unmapped
Ref. 72e2023Title unavailableelectrochromism_benchmark · mof_film · redox_hoppingPrimary source for Zn-XDI films, including Zn-PDI switching and coloration-efficiency values in Table 2.research_0657
Ref. 72f2024Title unavailableelectrochromism_benchmark · mof_filmPrimary source for DUT-65/66 electrochromic switching and coloration-efficiency values reported in Table 2.Unmapped
Ref. 742010Title unavailablemixed_conduction_context · outlookCited for electron-proton/ion coupling and mixed conduction context in the outlook.Unmapped