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Independent Quantification of Electron and Ion Diffusion in Metallocene-Doped Metal-Organic Frameworks Thin Films

Independent Quantification of Electron and Ion Diffusion in Metallocene-Doped Metal-Organic Frameworks Thin Films

Paula J Celis-Salazar, Meng Cai, Clark A Cucinell, Spencer R Ahrenholtz, Charity C Epley, Pavel M Usov, Amanda J Morris

J Am Chem Soc. 2019 Jul 31;141(30):11947-11953.

PMID: 31271285

Abstract:

The chronoamperometric response (I vs t) of three metallocene-doped metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) thin films (M-NU-1000, M = Fe, Ru, Os) in two different electrolytes (tetrabutylammonium hexafluorophosphate [TBAPF6] and tetrabutylammonium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate [TBATFAB]) was utilized to elucidate the diffusion coefficients of electrons and ions (De and Di, respectively) through the structure in response to an oxidizing applied bias. The application of a theoretical model for solid state voltammetry to the experimental data revealed that the diffusion of ions is the rate-determining step at the three different time stages of the electrochemical transformation: an initial stage characterized by rapid electron diffusion along the crystal-solution boundary (stage A), a second stage that represents the diffusion of electrons and ions into the bulk of the MOF crystallite (stage B), and a final period of the conversion dominated only by the diffusion of ions (stage C). Remarkably, electron diffusion (De) increased in the order of Fe < Ru < Os using PF61- as the counteranion in all the stages of the voltammogram, demonstrating the strategy to modulate the rate of electron transport through the incorporation of rapidly self-exchanging molecular moieties into the MOF structure. The De values obtained with larger TFAB1- counteranion were generally in agreement with the previous trend but were on average lower than those obtained with PF61-. Similarly, the ion diffusion coefficient (Di) was generally higher for TFAB1- than for PF61- as the ions diffuse into the crystal bulk, due to the high degree of ion-pair association between PF61- and the metallocenium ion, resulting in a faster penetration of the weakly associated TFAB1- anion through the MOF pores. These structure-function relationships provide a foundation for the future design, control, and optimization of electron and ion transport properties in MOF thin films.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP3109635	Tetrabutylammonium hexafluorophosphate		3109-63-5	Price

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