Electroactive Porphyrinic Metal-Organic Framework Materials

We have been developing porous metal-organic framework materials using metalloporphyrins as building blocks. These crystalline materials can be configured in thin-film form on conductive glass electrodes via automated electrophoretic deposition, direct solvothermal synthesis, or automated, programmable layer-by-layer synthesis. They show intriguing photophysical, photochemical, and electrochemical behavior, including long-range, directional energy (exciton) transport, redox conductivity, and electrocatalysis. A few of our newest findings will be presented.