title: High electrical conductivity in Ni₃(2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaiminotriphenylene)₂, a semiconducting metal-organic graphene analogue.
abstract: Reaction of 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaaminotriphenylene with Ni(2+) in aqueous NH3 solution under aerobic conditions produces Ni3(HITP)2 (HITP = 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaiminotriphenylene), a new two-dimensional metal-organic framework (MOF). The new material can be isolated as a highly conductive black powder or dark blue-violet films. Two-probe and van der Pauw electrical measurements reveal bulk (pellet) and surface (film) conductivity values of 2 and 40 S·cm(-1), respectively, both records for MOFs and among the best for any coordination polymer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.
authors.forename: Dennis
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authors.lastname: Sheberla
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authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Martin A
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authors.forename: Süleyman
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authors.forename: Casey R
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authors.lastname: Wade
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authors.lastname: Brozek
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