Products comprising 1,2,3-triazolate metal-organic frameworks and methods of making and using the same
Disclosed herein are embodiments of products comprising 1,2,3-triazolate metal-organic frameworks, including particle, composition, thin film, and device embodiments. Particles made of the 1,2,3-triazolate metal-organic frameworks exhibit unique properties compared to bulk materials, such as reduced polydispersity, increased conductivity, and other properties. Also disclosed herein are embodiments of a method for making particles comprising the 1,2,3-triazolate metal-organic framework and other products comprising the same.
1. A composition, comprising a plurality of metal-organic framework (MOF) nanoparticles comprising at least one coordination complex formed between a metal component and a 1,2,3-triazolate ligand, wherein the plurality of metal-organic framework nanoparticles has a polydispersity index value ranging from a value greater than 0 to a value less than 0.4.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of metal-organic framework nanoparticles has a polydispersity index value ranging from 0.05 to 0.3.
3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of metal-organic framework nanoparticles has a polydispersity index value ranging from 0.05 to less than 0.25.
4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the metal component is an ion of iron, cobalt, nickel, magnesium, zinc, vanadium, chromium, manganese, cadmium, or copper.
5. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising a binder, a conductive material, or a combination thereof.
6. The composition of claim 5 , wherein the composition comprises both the binder and the conductive material and wherein the binder is polyvinylidene fluoride and the conductive material is carbon black.
7. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising a modulator component that is a nitrogen-containing heteroaryl compound or an aliphatic amine compound.
8. The composition of claim 7 , wherein the modulator component is a nitrogen-containing heteroaryl compound selected from 1-methylimidazole, 5-bromo-1-methylimidazole, 1-benzyl-2-methylimidazole, or a combination thereof.
9. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of metal-organic framework nanoparticles have an average particle size ranging from 4 nm to 150 nm.
10. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of metal-organic framework nanoparticles have an average particles size ranging from 4 nm to 50 nm or from greater than 50 nm to 150 nm.
11. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the MOF nanoparticles are cadmium-1,2,3-triazolate nanoparticles, magnesium-1,2,3-triazolate nanoparticles, iron-1,2,3-triazolate nanoparticles, cobalt-1,2,3-triazolate nanoparticles, manganese-1,2,3-triazolate nanoparticles, chromium-1,2,3-triazolate nanoparticles, zinc-1,2,3-triazolate nanoparticles, or a mixture thereof.
12. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of metal organic framework (MOF) nanoparticles are not in the form of a bulk powder.