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Quantification of the mixed-valence and intervalence charge transfer properties of a cofacial metal-organic framework via single crystal electronic absorption spectroscopy.

ABSTRACT: Gaining a fundamental understanding of charge transfer mechanisms in three-dimensional Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) is crucial to the development of electroactive and conductive porous materials. These materials have potential in applications in porous conductors, electrocatalysts and energy storage devices; however the structure-property relationships pertaining to charge transfer and its quantification are relatively poorly understood. Here, the cofacial Cd(ii)-based MOF [Cd(BPPTzTz)(tdc)]·2DMF (where BPPTzTz = 2,5-bis(4-(pyridin-4-yl)phenyl)thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole, tdc^2- = 2,5-thiophene dicarboxylate) exhibits Intervalence Charge Transfer (IVCT) within its three-dimensional structure by virtue of the close, cofacial stacking of its redox-active BPPTzTz ligands. The mixed-valence and IVCT properties are characterised using a combined electrochemical, spectroelectrochemical and computational approach. Single crystal electronic absorption spectroscopy was employed to obtain the solid-state extinction coefficient, enabling the application of Marcus-Hush theory. The electronic coupling constant, H _ab, of 145 cm^-1 was consistent with the localised mixed-valence properties of both this framework and analogous systems that use alternative methods to obtain the H _ab parameter. This work demonstrates the first report of the successful characterisation of IVCT in a MOF material using single crystal electronic absorption spectroscopy and serves as an attractive alternative to more complex methods due to its simplicity and applicability.

SUBMITTER: Doheny PW

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8159307 | biostudies-literature |

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