A tetranuclear Cu4(μ3-OH)2-based metal–organic framework (MOF) with sulfonate–carboxylate ligands for proton conduction

• DOI: 10.1039/c3cc46226a
• Publication Date: 2013-10-04T08:31:12Z
• Authors: Xi-Yan Dong; Rui Wang; Jia-Bin Li; Shuang-Quan Zang; Hong-Wei Hou; Thomas C. W. Mak
• Keywords: Carboxylate

A new tetranuclear Cu4(μ3-OH)2-based metal–organic framework (MOF) with sulfonate–carboxylate ligands features large hydrophilic channels. This MOF exhibits proton conductivity over 10−3 S cm−1 at 85–100 °C and 98% relative humidity colossal dielectric constant.