Metal-Organic Frameworks as Programable Platforms for Micro- and Optoelectronics: From Dielectrics to Semiconductors...

Area of Science:

• Materials Science
• Nanotechnology
• Solid State Physics

Background:

• Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) offer tunable properties for electronic applications.
• Their modular structures and chemical programmability are key advantages.

Purpose of the Study:

• To summarize recent advances in MOFs for microelectronic and optoelectronic applications.
• To discuss strategies for modulating MOF properties and highlight progress in white-light-emitting MOFs.

Main Methods:

• Review of recent literature on MOFs in electronic and optoelectronic devices.
• Critical discussion of property modulation strategies (metal-node selection, linker design, guest incorporation, water's role).
• Assessment of challenges and emerging solutions for MOF-based technologies.

Main Results:

• MOFs function as low/high-dielectric-constant insulators and semiconductors with enhanced charge transport.
• Intrinsic broadband white-light emission in MOFs is achieved, particularly in single-component systems.
• Progress in electrically driven, phosphor-free white-light-emitting MOFs offers sustainable alternatives.

Conclusions:

• MOFs are promising for next-generation nanoelectronic and optoelectronic technologies.
• Key challenges include electrical conductivity, operational stability, and device integration.
• Emerging solutions involve framework dimensionality, charge transport pathways, and computational modeling.