Electrically Conductive Metal–Organic Frameworks

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are intrinsically porous extended solids formed by coordination bonding between organic ligands and metal ions or clusters. High electrical conductivity is rare in MOFs, yet it allows for diverse applications in electrocatalysis, charge storage, and chemiresistive sensing, among others. In this Review, we discuss the efforts undertaken so far to achieve efficient charge transport in MOFs. We focus on four common strategies that have been harnessed toward high conductivities. In the "through-bond" approach, continuous chains of coordination bonds between the metal centers and ligands' functional groups create charge transport pathways. In the "extended conjugation" approach, the…

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  Division of Graduate Education

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  Basic Energy Sciences

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  Army Research Office

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