as paddle wheel patterns. [6,7] The ligandbinding modes around such molecular IBUs form large angles, ensuring separation between the organic struts and, in turn, resulting in large void spaces. [11] On the other hand, such separation limits the electrostatic interactions between the organic linkers. Therefore, traditional MOFs lack the required electron hopping and extended conjugation mechanisms between the bridging ligands to support electron mobility. [12][13][14] Although high surface area MOFs are ideal platforms to host electrons for supercapacitor applications, due to the lack of such mechanisms, conventional arylcarboxylate MOFs are generally known to be insulators. In addition to electrically conductive MOFs, photoluminescent MOFs have been the subject of active research due to their applications in sensing and light emitting diodes (LEDs). [15][16][17][18][19] In most cases, the photoluminescence is achieved either by the use of photoluminescent metal ions such as lanthanides, addition of fluorescent dyes to the MOF pores, or ligand exchange. [17,20] On the other hand, the photoluminescence in MOFs originating purely from the organic moieties is extremely rare and, to the best of our knowledge, there are no electrically conductive MOFs with high photoluminescence in the literature.Two-dimensional π-stacked MOFs based on ortho-diimine, ortho-dihydroxy, azolate, and thiolate metal-binding groups
Herein, the design and synthesis of a highly photoluminescent and electrically conductive metal-organic framework [Zn{Cu-p-H 6 TPPA}]⋅2 [(CH 3 ) 2 NH](designated as GTUB3), which is constructed using the 5,10,15,20-tetrakis [p-phenylphosphonic acid] porphyrin (p-H 8 TPPA) organic linker, is reported. The bandgap of GTUB3 is measured to be 1.45 and 1.48 eV using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, respectively. The PL decay measurement yields a charge carrier lifetime of 40.6 ns. Impedance and DC measurements yield average electrical conductivities of 0.03 and 4 S m −1 , respectively, making GTUB3 a rare example of an electrically conductive 3D metal-organic framework. Thermogravimetric analysis reveals that the organic components of GTUB3 are stable up to 400 °C. Finally, its specific surface area and pore volume are calculated to be 622 m 2 g −1 and 0.43 cm 3 g −1 , respectively, using grand canonical Monte Carlo. Owing to its porosity and high electrical conductivity, GTUB3 may be used as a low-cost electrode material in next generation of supercapacitors, while its low bandgap and high photoluminescence make it a promising material for optoelectronic applications.