Why conductivity is not always king - physical properties governing the capacitance of 2D metal-organic framework-based EDLC supercapacitor electrodes: a Ni(HITP) case study.

We report a systematic study on the variation of the physical properties of Ni(HITP) (HITP = 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaiminotriphenylene) in the context of their influence on the capacitive behavior of this material in supercapacitor electrodes prepared using the neat MOF. We find that, for this representative material, the sample morphology has a greater impact on the measured electrode performance than differences in bulk electrical conductivity.