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Signature of Metallic Behavior in the Metal–Organic Frameworks M3(hexaiminobenzene)2 (M = Ni, Cu)

Dou, Jin-Hu;
Sun, Lei;
Ge, Yicong;
Li, Wenbin;
Hendon, Christopher H;
Li, Ju;
Gul, Sheraz;
Yano, Junko;
Stach, Eric A;
Dincă, Mircea

LBL Publications (2017)

The two-dimensionally connected metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) Ni₃(HIB)₂ and Cu₃(HIB)₂ (HIB = hexaiminobenzene) are bulk electrical conductors and exhibit ultraviolet-photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) signatures expected of metallic solids. Electronic band structure calculations confirm that in both materials the Fermi energy lies in a partially filled delocalized band. Together with additional structural characterization and microscopy data, these results represent the first report of metallic behavior and permanent porosity coexisting within a metal-organic framework.

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