Remarkably stable metal–organic frameworks on an inert substrate: M-TCNQ on graphene (M = Ni, Fe, Mn)
Zdeněk Jakub, Anna Kurowská, Ondrej Herich, Lenka Černá, Lukáš Kormoš, Azin Shahsavar, Pavel Procházka, Jan Čechal
Abstract
stoichiometry, no alternative structure was observed with slight variation of the preparation protocol. We further demonstrate a remarkable chemical and thermal stability of TCNQ-based 2D MOFs: all the studied systems survive exposure to ambient conditions, with Ni-TCNQ doing so without any significant changes to its atomic-scale structure or chemical state. Thermally, the most stable system is Fe-TCNQ which remains stable above 500 °C, while all the tested MOFs survive heating to 250 °C. Overall, the modular M-TCNQ/graphene system combines the atomic-scale definition required for fundamental studies with the robustness and stability needed for applications, thus we consider it an ideal model for research in single atom catalysis, spintronics or high-density storage media.