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Title: Observation of Ion Electrosorption in Metal–Organic Framework Micropores with In Operando Small-Angle Neutron Scattering

Abstract

A molecular-level understanding of transport and adsorption mechanisms of electrolyte ions in nanoporous electrodes under applied potentials is essential to control the performance of double-layer capacitors. In this paper, in operando small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) is used to directly detect ion movements into the nanopores of a conductive metal–organic framework (MOF) electrode under operating conditions. Neutron-scattering data reveals that most of the void space within the MOF is accessible to the solvent. Upon the addition of the electrolyte sodium triflate (NaOTf), the ions are adsorbed on the outer surface of the protrusions to form a 30 Å layer instead of entering the ionophobic pores in the absence of an applied charging potential. The changes in scattering intensity when potentials are applied suggests the ion rearrangement in the micropores following different mechanisms depending on the electrode polarization. These observations shed insights on ion electrosorption in electrode materials.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [2];  [2];  [3]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
  3. Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1649585
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Angewandte Chemie
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 132; Journal Issue: 24; Journal ID: ISSN 0044-8249
Publisher:
German Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; electrosorption; metal–organic frameworks; microporous materials; small-angle neutron scattering; supercapacitors

Citation Formats

He, Lilin, Yang, Luming, Dinca, Mircea, Zhang, Rui, and Li, Jianlin. Observation of Ion Electrosorption in Metal–Organic Framework Micropores with In Operando Small-Angle Neutron Scattering. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1002/ange.201916201.
He, Lilin, Yang, Luming, Dinca, Mircea, Zhang, Rui, & Li, Jianlin. Observation of Ion Electrosorption in Metal–Organic Framework Micropores with In Operando Small-Angle Neutron Scattering. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201916201
He, Lilin, Yang, Luming, Dinca, Mircea, Zhang, Rui, and Li, Jianlin. Wed . "Observation of Ion Electrosorption in Metal–Organic Framework Micropores with In Operando Small-Angle Neutron Scattering". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201916201. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1649585.
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title = {Observation of Ion Electrosorption in Metal–Organic Framework Micropores with In Operando Small-Angle Neutron Scattering},
author = {He, Lilin and Yang, Luming and Dinca, Mircea and Zhang, Rui and Li, Jianlin},
abstractNote = {A molecular-level understanding of transport and adsorption mechanisms of electrolyte ions in nanoporous electrodes under applied potentials is essential to control the performance of double-layer capacitors. In this paper, in operando small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) is used to directly detect ion movements into the nanopores of a conductive metal–organic framework (MOF) electrode under operating conditions. Neutron-scattering data reveals that most of the void space within the MOF is accessible to the solvent. Upon the addition of the electrolyte sodium triflate (NaOTf), the ions are adsorbed on the outer surface of the protrusions to form a 30 Å layer instead of entering the ionophobic pores in the absence of an applied charging potential. The changes in scattering intensity when potentials are applied suggests the ion rearrangement in the micropores following different mechanisms depending on the electrode polarization. These observations shed insights on ion electrosorption in electrode materials.},
doi = {10.1002/ange.201916201},
journal = {Angewandte Chemie},
number = 24,
volume = 132,
place = {United States},
year = {2020},
month = {3}
}

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