coordination polymer crystal tagged posts

(a) Crystal structure of H+ conductive coordination polymer and doped pyranine molecule, which releases/captures H+ by light irradiation. (b) Observed H+ conductivity switching property by on/off light irradiation. Credit: Image courtesy of Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences at Kyoto University

Researchers at iCeMS, Japan have demonstrated on/off switching behaviour in a coordination polymer crystal. Coordination polymer crystals are inorganic and organic hybrid materials. They are known for their structural and functional diversity and their ability to conduct protons. Proton conduction is a form of electrical conduction in which hydrogen ions (H+) carry the charge instead of electrons...