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Enhanced and Optically Switchable Proton Conductivity in a Melting Coordination Polymer Crystal
Author(s) -
Nagarkar Sanjog S.,
Horike Satoshi,
Itakura Tomoya,
Le Ouay Benjamin,
Demessence Aude,
Tsujimoto Masahiko,
Kitagawa Susumu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201700962
Subject(s) - conductivity , pyranine , proton , materials science , molecule , doping , polymer , crystal (programming language) , proton transport , chemical physics , chemistry , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language , composite material
The melting behavior of a coordination polymer (CP) crystal was utilized to achieve enhanced and optically switchable proton conductivity in the solid state. The strong acid molecules (triflic acid) were doped in one‐dimensional (1D) CP, [Zn(HPO 4 )(H 2 PO 4 ) 2 ](ImH 2 ) 2 (ImH 2 =monoprotonated imidazole) in the melt state, and overall enhancement in the proton conductivity was obtained. The enhanced proton conductivity is assigned to increased number of mobile protons and defects created by acid doping. Optical control over proton conductivity in the CP is achieved by doping of the photo acid molecule pyranine into the melted CP. The pyranine reversibly generates the mobile acidic protons and local defects in the glassy state of CP resulting in the bulk switchable conductivity mediated by light irradiation. Utilization of CP crystal in liquid state enables to be a novel route to incorporate functional molecules and defects, and it provides a tool to control the bulk properties of the CP material.