Fast and selective fluoride ion conduction in sub-1-nanometer metal-organic framework channels

Xingya Li, Huacheng Zhang (), Peiyao Wang, Jue Hou, Jun Lu, Christopher D. Easton, Xiwang Zhang, Matthew R. Hill, Aaron W. Thornton, Jefferson Zhe Liu (), Benny D. Freeman, Anita J. Hill, Lei Jiang and Huanting Wang ()
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Xingya Li: Monash University
Huacheng Zhang: Monash University
Peiyao Wang: The University of Melbourne
Jue Hou: Monash University
Jun Lu: Monash University
Christopher D. Easton: Manufacturing, CSIRO
Xiwang Zhang: Monash University
Matthew R. Hill: Monash University
Aaron W. Thornton: Manufacturing, CSIRO
Jefferson Zhe Liu: The University of Melbourne
Benny D. Freeman: The University of Texas at Austin
Anita J. Hill: Manufacturing, CSIRO
Lei Jiang: Monash University
Huanting Wang: Monash University

Nature Communications, 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Abstract Biological fluoride ion channels are sub-1-nanometer protein pores with ultrahigh F− conductivity and selectivity over other halogen ions. Developing synthetic F− channels with biological-level selectivity is highly desirable for ion separations such as water defluoridation, but it remains a great challenge. Here we report synthetic F− channels fabricated from zirconium-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), UiO-66-X (X = H, NH2, and N+(CH3)3). These MOFs are comprised of nanometer-sized cavities connected by sub-1-nanometer-sized windows and have specific F− binding sites along the channels, sharing some features of biological F− channels. UiO-66-X channels consistently show ultrahigh F− conductivity up to ~10 S m−1, and ultrahigh F−/Cl− selectivity, from ~13 to ~240. Molecular dynamics simulations reveal that the ultrahigh F− conductivity and selectivity can be ascribed mainly to the high F− concentration in the UiO-66 channels, arising from specific interactions between F− ions and F− binding sites in the MOF channels.

Date: 2019
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