Film Quality and Electronic Properties of a Surface-Anchored Metal-Organic Framework Revealed by using a Multi-technique Approach
Liu, Jianxi (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
Paradinas, Markos (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia)
Heinke, Lars (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
Buck, Manfred (University of St. Andrews (Regne Unit))
Ocal García, Carmen (Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona)
Mugnaini, Veronica (International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory)
Wöll, Christof (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)

Date:	2016
Abstract:	The virtually unlimited versatility and unparalleled level of control in the design of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) has recently been shown to also entail a potential for applications based on the electrical and electronic properties of this rich class of materials. At present, methods to provide reliable and reproducible contacts to MOF materials are scarce; therefore, we have carried out a detailed, multi-technique investigation of an empty and loaded prototype MOF, HKUST-1. Epitaxial thin films of this material grown on a substrate by using liquid-phase epitaxy have been studied by cyclic voltammetry, atomic force microscopy, and quartz crystal microbalance and their quality assessed. By using an ionic liquid as the electrolyte, it is shown that redox-active molecules like ferrocene can be embedded in the pores, enabling a change in the overall conductivity of the framework and the study of the redox chemistry of guest molecules inside the MOF.
Grants:	European Commission 301110 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad MAT2013-47869-C4-1-P Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad SEV-2015-0496 Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2014/SGR-501
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Cyclic voltammetry ; Defect-free film ; Ferrocene ; Ionic liquids ; Metal-organic frameworks
Published in:	ChemElectroChem, Vol. 3, Issue 5 (May 2016) , p. 713-718, ISSN 2196-0216

DOI: 10.1002/celc.201500486

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