Partially Reversible H₂S Adsorption by MFM-300(Sc): Formation of Polysulfides

Abstract

The metal-organic framework (MOF)-type MFM-300(Sc) exhibits a combined physisorption and chemisorption capture of H₂S, leading to a high uptake (16.55 mmol g^-1) associated with high structural stability. The irreversible chemisorbed sulfur species were identified as low-order polysulfide (<i>n</i> = 2) species. The isostructural MFM-300(In) was demonstrated to promote the formation of different polysulfide species, paving the way toward a new methodology to incorporate polysulfides within MOFs for the generation of novel MOF-lithium/sulfur batteries.