Proton Conduction in a Phosphonate-Based Metal-Organic Framework Mediated by Intrinsic "free Diffusion inside a Sphere"

Simona Pili, Stephen P. Argent, Christopher G. Morris, Peter Rought, Victoria García-Sakai, Ian P. Silverwood, Timothy L. Easun, Ming Li, Mark R. Warren, Claire A. Murray, Chiu Tang, Sihai Yang, Martin Schröder

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    Abstract

    Understanding the molecular mechanism of proton conduction is crucial for the design of new materials with improved conductivity. Quasi-elastic neutron scattering (QENS) has been used to probe the mechanism of proton diffusion within a new phosphonate-based metal-organic framework (MOF) material, MFM-500(Ni). QENS suggests that the proton conductivity (4.5 × 10-4 S/cm at 98% relative humidity and 25 °C) of MFM-500(Ni) is mediated by intrinsic "free diffusion inside a sphere", representing the first example of such a mechanism observed in MOFs.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)6352-6355
    Number of pages4
    JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
    Volume138
    Issue number20
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 16 May 2016

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