Abstract
We demonstrate a metal-organic framework (MOF) design for the inclusion of hydroxide ions. Salt inclusion method was applied to an alkaline-stable ZIF-8 (ZIF = zeolitic imidazolate framework) to introduce alkylammonium hydroxides as ionic carriers. We found that tetrabutylammonium salts are immobilized inside the pores by a hydrophobic interaction between the alkyl groups of the salt and the framework, which significantly increases the hydrophilicity of ZIF-8. Furthermore, ZIF-8 including the salt exhibited a capacity for OH- ion exchange, implying that freely exchangeable OH- ions are present in the MOF. ZIF-8 containing OH- ions showed an ionic conductivity of 2.3 × 10-8 S cm-1 at 25 C, which is 4 orders of magnitude higher than that of the blank ZIF-8. This is the first example of an MOF-based hydroxide ion conductor.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1702-1705 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 136 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 5 2014 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)
- Biochemistry
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry