Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 11, Issue 34, Pages 31018-31027Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b11056
Keywords
proton conduction; ferrocenyl carboxylate frameworks; crystal structure; high stability; mechanism
Funding
- National Science Foundation of China [21571156, J1210060]
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Nowadays, although research of proton conductive materials has been extended from traditional sulfonated polymers to novel crystalline solid materials such as MOFs, COFs, and HOFs, research on crystalline ferrocene-based carboxylate materials is very limited. Herein, we selected two hydrogen-bonded and pi - pi interactions-supported ferrocenyl carboxylate frameworks (FCFs), [FcCO-(CH2)(2)COOH] (FCF 1) and [FcCOOH] (FCF 2) (Fc = (eta(5)-C5H5)Fe(eta(5)-C5H4)) to fully investigate their water-mediated proton conduction. Their excellent thermal, water, and chemical stabilities were confirmed by the means of thermogravimetric analyses, PXRD, and SEM determinations. The two FCFs indicate temperature- and humidity-dependent proton conductive features. Intriguingly, their ultrahigh proton conductivities are 1.17 X 10(-1) and 1.01 X 10(-2) S/cm, respectively, under 100 degrees C and 98% RH, which not only are comparable to the commercial Nafion membranes but also rank among the highest performing MOFs, HOFs, and COFs ever described. On the basis of the structural analysis, calculated E-a value, H2O vapor adsorption, PXRD, and SEM measurements, reasonable conduction mechanisms are highlighted. Our research provides a novel inspiration for finding new high proton conducting crystalline solid materials. Importantly, the outstanding conducting performance of 1 and 2 suggests their, hopefully, potential in fuel cells and related electrochemical fields.
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