The preparation strategies, structures, proton conductivity, conducting mechanism, application prospects and future research trends of zirconium-based MOFs are reviewed and highlighted.
Two novel dimethylphenyl imidazole dicarboxylate-based lanthanide( iii )-organic frameworks, [Ln(H 2 DMPhIDC) 3 (H 3 DMPhIDC)] n (Ln = Eu ( 1 ), Tb ( 2 ); H 3 DMPhIDC = 2-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-1 H -imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid) have been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions.