Issue 27, 2022

The ligand field in low-crystallinity metal–organic frameworks investigated by soft X-ray core-level absorption spectroscopy

Abstract

The ligand field (LF) of transition metal ions is a crucial factor in realizing the mechanism of novel physical and chemical properties. However, the low-crystallinity state, including the amorphous state, precludes the clarification of the electronic structural relationship of transition metal ions using crystallographic techniques, ultraviolet and infrared optical methods, and magnetometry. Here, we demonstrate that soft X-ray 2p → 3d core-level absorption spectroscopy (L2,3-edge XAS) systematically revealed the local 3d electronic states, including in the LF, of nitrogen-coordinated transition-metal ions for low-crystallinity cyanide-bridged metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) M[Ni(CN)4] (MNi; M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni) and Ni[Pd(CN)4] (NiPd). In NiNi and NiPd, N-coordinated Ni ions with square-planar symmetry exhibit strong orbital hybridization and ligand-to-metal charge transfer effects. In MnNi, FeNi, and CoNi, the correlation between the crystalline electric field splitting in the LF and the transition metal–nitrogen bonding length is revealed using the multiplet LF theory. Regardless of the different local symmetries, our results indicate that L2,3-edge XAS is a powerful tool for gaining element-specific knowledge about the transition–metal ion characterizing the functionality of low-crystallinity MOFs and will be the foundation for an attractive platform, such as adsorption/desorption materials.

Graphical abstract: The ligand field in low-crystallinity metal–organic frameworks investigated by soft X-ray core-level absorption spectroscopy

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 Mar 2022
Accepted
06 Jun 2022
First published
07 Jun 2022

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2022,24, 16680-16686

The ligand field in low-crystallinity metal–organic frameworks investigated by soft X-ray core-level absorption spectroscopy

K. Yamagami, H. Yoshino, H. Yamagishi, H. Setoyama, A. Tanaka, R. Ohtani, M. Ohba and H. Wadati, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2022, 24, 16680 DOI: 10.1039/D2CP01415G

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