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Selective gas sorption and electrochemical properties of a dicyanamide coordination polymer: Insight from experimental and theoretical study

  • Leila Tabrizi
  • , Hossein Chiniforoshan
  • , Patrick McArdle
  • , Hossein Tavakol
  • , Behzad Rezaei
  • , Mohammad Mohammadi Dehcheshmeh
  • Isfahan University of Technology
  • University of Galway

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Abstract

We report the gas sorption ability of [Cd(μ-hmt)(μ-dca) 2]n (1) (hmt = hexamethylenetetramine, dca = dicyanamide), a coordination polymer with 2D rectangular grid structure known as the porous non-porous materials, for CO2, CH4, and N2 under different temperatures (295 K, 195 K). It was observed that polymer adsorbs CO2 and CH4, but not N2 even at low temperature. Also, since electron transfer behavior of 1 has an important role on gas adsorption, electrochemical properties of polymer and its metal (cadmium) in absence and presence of hmt, are studied by cyclic voltammetry. In addition, thermal stability of 1 is investigated by thermogravimetric (TGA) analysis. To gain a deeper insight into the observed gas uptake of mentioned polymer, theoretical calculations have been used to study intermolecular interactions and characterize the bonding of gas sorption.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)84-89
Number of pages6
JournalPolyhedron
Volume69
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Feb 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cadmium (II)
  • Cyclic voltammetry
  • Dicyanamide
  • Gas sorption
  • Theoretical calculation

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