Vapor-Induced Superionic Conduction of Magnesium Ions in a Metal–Organic Framework

This is a first report on a novel approach for a significant enhancement in the ionic conductivity of Mg ions in solid, induced by organic vapor. The Mg ions located inside the pores of a metal–organic framework (MOF) exhibited a drastic change in mobility in the presence of anhydrous organic vapors of various guest molecules such as MeOH and MeCN. A systematic study on the ionic conductivity of the model compound, Mg-MOF-74 ⊃ {Mg(TFSI)2}x (x ≤...