Time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy of electrically conductive metal-organic frameworks doped with redox active species

Brian G. Alberding; Edwin J. Heilweil

doi:10.1117/12.2186792

9 September 2015 Time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy of electrically conductive metal-organic frameworks doped with redox active species

Brian G. Alberding, Edwin J. Heilweil

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Proceedings Volume 9567, Organic Photovoltaics XVI; 95671L (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2186792
Event: SPIE Organic Photonics + Electronics, 2015, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are three-dimensional coordination polymers that are well known for large pore surface area and their ability to adsorb molecules from both the gaseous and solution phases. In general, MOFs are electrically insulating, but promising opportunities for tuning the electronic structure exist because MOFs possess synthetic versatility; the metal and organic ligand subunits can be exchanged or dopant molecules can be introduced into the pore space. Two such MOFs with demonstrated electrical conductivity are Cu₃(1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate)₂, a.k.a HKUST-1, and Cu[Ni(pyrazine-2,3-dithiolate)₂]. Herein, these two MOFs have been infiltrated with the redox active species 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) and iodine under solution phase conditions and shown to produce redox products within the MOF pore space. Vibrational bands assignable to TCNQ anion and triiodide anion have been observed in the Mid-IR and Terahertz ranges using FTIR Spectroscopy. The MOF samples have been further investigated by Time-Resolved Terehertz Spectroscopy (TRTS). Using this technique, the charge mobility, separation, and recombination dynamics have been followed on the picosecond time scale following photoexcitation with visible radiation. The preliminary results show that the MOF samples have small inherent photoconductivity with charge separation lifetimes on the order of a few picoseconds. In the case of HKUST-1, the MOF can also be supported by a TiO₂ film and initial results show that charge injection into the TiO₂ layer occurs with a comparable efficiency to the dye sensitizer N3, [cis-Bis(isothiocyanato)-bis(2,2’-bipyridyl-4,4’-dicarboxylato ruthenium(II)], and therefore this MOF has potential as a new light absorbing and charge conducting material in photovoltaic devices.

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Brian G. Alberding and Edwin J. Heilweil "Time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy of electrically conductive metal-organic frameworks doped with redox active species", Proc. SPIE 9567, Organic Photovoltaics XVI, 95671L (9 September 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2186792

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