Issue 13, 2020

Particle size dependence of proton conduction in a cationic lanthanum phosphonate MOF

Abstract

A lanthanum(III) metal–organic framework, PCMOF21-AcO [La2(H2L)1.5(AcO)3·(H2O)5.59], with a 3-D network linked by dicationic bis(dimethylphosphonato)bipiperidinium units and both coordinated and free acetate counter anions is reported. PCMOF21-AcO was water stable and showed very good proton conductivity >10−3 S cm−1 at 85 °C and 95% relative humidity. PCMOF21-AcO also showed a bimodal particle size distribution and so proton conductivity was further examined as a function of particle size. Large (≥220 μm), intermediate (125 ≤ x < 180 μm) and small (<38 μm) particles were sieved and proton conductivity compared. The larger particle samples showed better proton conduction, an observation that supports grain boundaries being a hurdle to proton conduction rather than an enabler (e.g. by degradation routes enabling ion mobility). Proton conductivity as a function of pelletization pressure was also studied and affirmed that, for this system, the single semicircular feature observed in impedance analysis accounted for bulk and grain boundary contributions.

Graphical abstract: Particle size dependence of proton conduction in a cationic lanthanum phosphonate MOF

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
31 oct. 2019
Accepted
12 mars 2020
First published
23 mars 2020

Dalton Trans., 2020,49, 4022-4029

Particle size dependence of proton conduction in a cationic lanthanum phosphonate MOF

D. A. Levenson, J. Zhang, B. S. Gelfand, S. P. Kammampata, V. Thangadurai and G. K. H. Shimizu, Dalton Trans., 2020, 49, 4022 DOI: 10.1039/C9DT04229F

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