Recent development and applications of electrical conductive MOFs

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as attractive materials for energy and environmental-related applications owing to their structural, chemical and functional diversity over the last two decades. It is known that the poor carrier mobility and low electrical conductivity of ordinary MOFs severely limit their utility in practical applications. In the past 10 years, several MOF materials with high carrier mobility and outstanding electrical conductivity have received a worldwide upsurge of research interest and many techniques and strategies have been used to synthesize such MOFs. In this critical review, we provide an overview of the significant advances in the development of conductive MOFs reported until now. Their theoretical and synthetic design strategies, conductive mechanisms, electrical transport measurements, and applications are systematically summarized and discussed. In addition, we will also give some discussions on challenges and perspectives in this exciting field.

Automated summary

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have gained significant attention for energy and environmental applications due to their structural and functional diversity in the past two decades. Recent research has focused on developing highly conductive MOFs using various techniques and strategies. Progress has been made in theoretical design, synthetic methods, conductive mechanisms, and applications of these materials. Challenges remain, but there is great potential for further development in this field.