Twist and sliding dynamics between interpenetrated frames in Ti-MOF revealing high proton conductivity |
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Authors: | Jing Cao Wenjie Ma Kangjie Lyu Lin Zhuang Hengjiang Cong Hexiang Deng |
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Affiliation: | UC Berkeley-Wuhan University Joint Innovative Center, The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Luojiashan, Wuhan 430072 China.; College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Luojiashan, Wuhan 430072 China |
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Abstract: | 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 TiO6 clusters, with 2-fold interpenetrated srs topology. The dynamics of the organic linker, breaking the C3h 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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