Transport properties in porous coordination polymers

Porous coordination polymers (PCPs) have established themselves as an important class of transport materials in the last decade. Their high surface area and tailorable porosity have traditionally been taken advantage of for storage, separation, and catalysis applications. Recently, there has been growing interest in PCP transport, which include electron, proton, and anion/cation conduction, in addition to the transport of neutral molecules. This perspective highlights both current methodological breakthroughs and our proposed terms: (1) integration, (2) dynamic, (3) anisotropy, (4) disorder, and (5) dimensionality modulation, as important concepts for future transportive PCPs. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.