Inducing piezoelectric behavior in a copper iodide cubane cluster-based metal–organic framework <i>via</i> linker engineering
Cu<sub>4</sub>I<sub>4</sub> cubane-type secondary building units are reticulated with a piperazine linker at room temperature to crystallize the metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) Cu<sub>4</sub>I<sub>4</sub>(Pip)<sub>2</sub> in a non-centrosymmetric <i>P</i>6<sub>2</sub>22 space group. For the first time, cubane cluster type MOF's strong piezoelectric nature has been studied by switching spectroscopy piezo force microscopy (SS-PFM) and piezo force microscopy (PFM) mapping of the crystal, with piezoelectric constant (<i>d</i><sub>33</sub>) ∼52.33 pm V<sup>-1</sup>, highlighting its potential for mechanical energy harvesting processes.
Authors
- Jeebanjyoti Mohapatra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9243-0387)
- Bishnu P. Biswal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8565-4550)
- Satyapriya Nath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2099-0673)
- Biplab K. Patra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0592-4344)
- Sankalpa N. Panda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6638-8226)
- Prabhanjan Pradhan
Institutions
- National Institute of Science Education and Research (IN)
- Homi Bhabha National Institute (IN)
- Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IN)
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemical Communications
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc05965d
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.61
Funders
- Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India
- Science and Engineering Research Board