Twist and sliding dynamics between interpenetrated frames in Ti-MOF revealing high proton conductivity
We report the design and synthesis of a titanium catecholate framework, MOF-217, comprised of 2,4,6-tri(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine (TDHT) and isolated TiO 6 clusters, with 2-fold interpenetrated srs topology. The dynamics of the organic linker, breaking the C 3h symmetry, allowed for revers...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Chemical science (Cambridge) 2020-04, Vol.11 (15), p.3978-3985 |
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Zusammenfassung: | We report the design and synthesis of a titanium catecholate framework, MOF-217, comprised of 2,4,6-tri(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine (TDHT) and isolated TiO
6
clusters, with 2-fold interpenetrated
srs
topology. The dynamics of the organic linker, breaking the
C
3h
symmetry, allowed for reversible twist and sliding between interpenetrated frames upon temperature change and the inclusion of small molecules. Introduction of 28 wt% imidazole into the pores of MOF-217, 28% Im-in-MOF-217, resulted in four orders of magnitude increase in proton conductivity, due to the appropriate accommodation of imidazole molecules and their proton transfer facilitated by the H-bond to the MOF structure across the pores. This MOF-based proton conductor can be operated at 100 °C with a proton conductivity of 1.1 × 10
−3
S cm
−1
, standing among the best performing anhydrous MOF proton conductors at elevated temperature. The interframe dynamics represents a unique feature of MOFs that can be accessed in the future design of proton conductors.
Twist and sliding dynamics observed in a titanium catecholate MOF induced by imidazole for efficient proton conduction. |
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ISSN: | 2041-6520 2041-6539 |
DOI: | 10.1039/c9sc06500h |