title: Ionic conductivity in the metal-organic framework UiO-66 by dehydration and insertion of lithium tert-butoxide.
abstract: Shields up! Post-synthetic modification of the secondary building units in the metal-organic framework UiO-66 (Zr6O4(OH)4(O2CR)12) by dehydration and subsequent grafting of LiOtBu yields a solid Li(+) electrolyte with a conductivity of 1.8×10(-5) S cm(-1) at 293 K. As the grafting leads to screening of the anionic charge, the activation energy for ionic conduction is significantly lower than when Li(+) is introduced through deprotonation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, and Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
authors.forename: Rob
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ameloot
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aubrey
authors.forename: Brian M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Wiers
authors.forename: Ana P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Gómora-Figueroa
authors.forename: Shrayesh N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Nitash P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Balsara
authors.forename: Jeffrey R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Long