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ArticleNature communications2022

Plastic bending in a semiconducting coordination polymer crystal enabled by delamination.

Lian-Cai An, Xiang Li, Zhi-Gang Li, Qite Li, Patrick J Beldon, Fei-Fei Gao, Zi-Ying Li, Shengli Zhu, Lu Di, Sanchuan Zhao and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Lian-Cai AnSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, 300350, Tianjin, China.
Xiang LiInstitut für Mineralogie, University of Münster, Corrensstr. 24, 48149, Münster, Germany.
Zhi-Gang LiSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, 300350, Tianjin, China.
Qite LiSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 300350, Tianjin, China.
Patrick J BeldonCortirio, NETPark, North East Technology Park, Sedgefield, TS21 3FD, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5587-1354
Fei-Fei GaoSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, 300350, Tianjin, China.
Zi-Ying LiSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, 300350, Tianjin, China.
Shengli ZhuSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 300350, Tianjin, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0190-2626
Lu DiSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, 300350, Tianjin, China.
Sanchuan ZhaoSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, 300350, Tianjin, China.
Jian ZhuSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, 300350, Tianjin, China.
Davide ComboniEuropean Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 avenue des Martyrs, F-38000, Grenoble, France.
Ilya KupenkoInstitut für Mineralogie, University of Münster, Corrensstr. 24, 48149, Münster, Germany.
Wei LiSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, 300350, Tianjin, China. wl276@nankai.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5277-6850
U RamamurtySchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Republic of Singapore. uram@ntu.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3898-352X
Xian-He BuSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, 300350, Tianjin, China. buxh@nankai.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2646-7974
Nankai University · CNTianjin University · CNUniversity of Münster · DEAgency for Science, Technology and Research · SGEuropean Synchrotron Radiation Facility · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coordination polymers (CPs) are a class of crystalline solids that are considered brittle, due to the dominance of directional coordination bonding, which limits their utility in flexible electronics and wearable devices. Hence, engineering plasticity into functional CPs is of great importance. Here, we report plastic bending of a semiconducting CP crystal, Cu-Trz (Trz = 1,2,3-triazolate), that originates from delamination facilitated by the discrete bonding interactions along different crystallographic directions in the lattice. The coexistence of strong coordination bonds and weak supramolecular interactions, together with the unique molecular packing, are the structural features that enable the mechanical flexibility and anisotropic response. The spatially resolved analysis of short-range molecular forces reveals that the strong coordination bonds, and the adaptive C-H···π and Cu···Cu interactions, synergistically lead to the delamination of the local structures and consequently the associated mechanical bending. The proposed delamination mechanism offers a versatile tool for designing the plasticity of CPs and other molecular crystals.

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