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CONDUCTING METAL–ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS

Making large single crystals of 2D MOFs

Linking π-conjugated, electron-deficient ligands into atomically precise large single crystals of conducting 2D metal–organic frameworks can allow the determination of intrinsic electrical conductivity and charge transport mechanism.

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Fig. 1: Synthesis of atomically precise 2D MOF single-crystals based on HHTT ligand with electron-deficient polycyclic aromatic core for electrical transport.

panels c and d adapted with permission from ref. 8, Springer Nature Ltd.

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Dong, R., Feng, X. Making large single crystals of 2D MOFs. Nat. Mater. 20, 122–123 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-020-00912-1

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