40-Fold Enhanced Intrinsic Proton Conductivity in Coordination Polymers with the Same Proton-Conducting Pathway by Tuning Metal Cation Nodes.

Three isostructural imidazole-cation-templated metal phosphates (FJU-25) are the first examples to demonstrate that the tuning of metal cation nodes can be an efficient strategy to significantly improve the proton conductivity without changing the structure of the proton-conducting pathway.

Microporous Metal-Organic Framework Stabilized by Balanced Multiple Host-Couteranion Hydrogen-Bonding Interactions for High-Density CO2 Capture at Ambient Conditions.

Microporous metal organic frameworks (MOFs) show promising application in several fields, but they often suffer from the weak robustness and stability after the removal of guest molecules. Here, three isostructural cationic metal-organic frameworks {[(Cu4Cl)(cpt)4(H2O)4]·3X·4DMAc·CH3OH·5H2O} (FJU-14, X = NO3, ClO4, BF4; DMAc = N,N'-dimethylacetamide) containing two types of polyhedral nanocages, one octahedron, and another tetrahedron have been synthesized from bifunctional organic ligands 4-(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl) benzoic acid (Hcpt) and various copper salts. The series of MOFs FJU-14 are demonstrated as the first examples of the isostructural MOFs whose robustness, thermal stability, and CO2 capacity can be greatly improved via rational modulation of counteranions in the tetrahedral cages.

High anhydrous proton conductivity of imidazole-loaded mesoporous polyimides over a wide range from subzero to moderate temperature.

On-board fuel cell technology requires proton conducting materials with high conductivity not only at intermediate temperatures for work but also at room temperature and even at subzero temperature for startup when exposed to the colder climate. To develop such materials is still challenging because many promising candidates for the proton transport on the basis of extended microstructures of water molecules suffer from significant damage by heat at temperatures above 80 °C or by freeze below -5 °C. Here we show imidazole loaded tetrahedral polyimides with mesopores and good stability (Im@Td-PNDI 1 and Im@Td-PPI 2) exhibiting a high anhydrous proton conductivity over a wide temperature range from -40 to 90 °C.

Study on preparation and fluorescence characteristic of the (Alqx)/Al2O3 nano colloids.

Alumina 8-hydroxyquinoline complexes (Alqx)/Al2O3 nano colloids have been successfully prepared by focused, pulsed laser ablation at the interface of solid Al2O3 and a flowing liquid containing 8-hydroxyquinoline (Q) and one of two polymers (polystyrene, PS, and polymethyl methacrylate, PMMA). Three factors influenced the luminescence of the (Alqx)/Al2O3 nano colloids. The first factor was whether the 8-hydroxyquinoline was added before or after laser ablation.