Imparting Functionality and Enhanced Surface Area to a 2D Electrically Conductive MOF via Macrocyclic Linker
Hoai T. B. Pham, Ji Yong Choi, Shaofeng Huang, Xubo Wang, Adam Claman, Michael Stodolka, Sadegh Yazdi, Sandeep Sharma, Wei Zhang, Jihye Park
Abstract
The development of 2D electrically conductive metal–organic frameworks (EC-MOFs) has significantly expanded the scope of MOFs’ applications into energy storage, electrocatalysis, and sensors. Despite growing interest in EC-MOFs, they often show low surface area and lack functionality due to the limited ligand motifs available. Herein we present a new EC-MOF using 2,3,8,9,14,15-hexahydroxyltribenzocyclyne (HHTC) linker and Cu nodes, featuring a large surface area. The MOF exhibits an electrical conductivity up to 3.02 × 10–3 S/cm and a surface area up to 1196 m2/g, unprecedentedly high for 2D EC-MOFs. We also demonstrate the utilization of alkyne functionality in the framework by postsynthetically hosting heterometal ions (e.g., Ni2+, Co2+). Additionally, we investigated particle size tunability, facilitating the study of size–property relationships. We believe that these results not only contribute to expanding the library of EC-MOFs but shed light on the new opportunities to explore electronic applications.