Highly Water‐Stable Lanthanide–Oxalate MOFs with Remarkable Proton Conductivity and Tunable Luminescence |
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Authors: | Kun Zhang Xiaoji Xie Hongyu Li Jiaxin Gao Li Nie Yue Pan Juan Xie Dan Tian Wenlong Liu Quli Fan Haiquan Su Ling Huang Wei Huang |
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Affiliation: | 1. Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China;2. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China;3. Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Display and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, China;4. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China |
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Abstract: | Although proton conductors derived from metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are highly anticipated for various applications including solid‐state electrolytes, H2 sensors, and ammonia synthesis, they are facing serious challenges such as poor water stability, fastidious working conditions, and low proton conductivity. Herein, we report two lanthanide–oxalate MOFs that are highly water stable, with so far the highest room‐temperature proton conductivity (3.42 × 10?3 S cm?1) under 100% relative humidity (RH) among lanthanide‐based MOFs and, most importantly, luminescent. Moreover, the simultaneous response of both the proton conductivity and luminescence intensity to RH allows the linkage of proton conductivity with luminescence intensity. This way, the electric signal of proton conductivity variation versus RH will be readily translated to optical signal of luminescence intensity, which can be directly visualized by the naked eye. If proper lanthanide ions or even transition‐metal ions are used, the working wavelengths of luminescence emissions can be further extended from visible to near infrared light for even wider‐range applications. |
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Keywords: | luminescence metal– organic frameworks near infrared proton conductivity water stable |
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