A focus on microporous perovskites: new tricks for an old dog

Abstract

Hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites (HOIPs) are widely studied for their potential in optoelectronic devices due to their unique semiconductor features. Porous HOIPs are extremely rare, with (APOSS)[CuCl₄]₄ being one of the very few examples, featuring 12 Å pores within its lattice. Reed and coworkers (C. W. Dalton, P. M. Gannon, W. Kaminsky and D. A. Reed, Chem. Sci., 2025, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SC04378B) have recently shed light on the structure of this interesting material and demonstrated that these pores can incorporate large electroactive molecules such as ferrocene (Fc) and tetracyanoethylene (TCNE). Further, they showed that the ability to incorporate molecules within the pores also enables the synthesis of new crystalline phases and unlocks numerous applications, including gas sensing and photocatalysis, among others.