High electrical conductivity and high porosity in a Guest@MOF material: evidence of TCNQ ordering within Cu₃BTC₂ micropores

DOI:

10.1039/c8sc02471e

Authors:

Christian Schneider, Dardan Ukaj, Raimund Koerver, A. Alec Talin, Gregor Kieslich, Sidharam P. Pujari, Han Zuilhof, Jürgen Janek, Mark D. Allendorf, Roland A. Fischer

Abstract:

The host–guest system TCNQ@Cu₃BTC₂ is a striking example of how semiconductivity can be introduced by guest incorporation in an otherwise insulating parent material.