Abstract
We report the first result of a study in which molecular iodine has been incorporated via incipient wetness impregnation into the two-dimensional semiconducting metal-organic framework (MOF) Cu(3)(2,3,6,7,10,11-hexahydroxytriphenylene)(2) Cu(3)(HHTP)(2) to enhance its thermoelectric properties. A power factor of 0.757 μW m(-1) K(-2) for this MOF was obtained which demonstrates that this provides an effective route for the preparation of moderate-performance thermoelectric MOFs.