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Multimodal and Multiscale Interrogation of a Mechanically Tough Glass Forming Copper-Based Metal-Organic Framework
Mounir El Skafi, Guo-Qiang Li, Sophie R. Thomas +8
A copper-based metal-organic framework, Cu(Im)2, was synthesized using a sol-gel process and subsequently melt-quenched into glass upon heating above 240 °C. In this paper, we pres…
An Efficient Approach for Calculating Free Energy in Molecular Dynamics: Demineralization of Hydroxyapatite as a Case Study
Mahdi Tavakol, Jin-Chong Tan, Alexander M. Korsunsky
Despite the strength of Molecular Dynamics simulations in providing insights into the microscopic details of phenomenon in many fields in materials science, physics and biology, th…
In situ micropillar compression of an anisotropic metal-organic framework single crystal
Zhixin Zeng, Yuan Xiao, Jeffrey M. Wheeler +1
Understanding of the complex mechanical behavior of metal-organic frameworks (MOF) beyond their elastic limit will allow the design of real-world applications in chemical engineeri…
Fracture behavior of MOF monoliths revealed by nanoindentation and nanoscratch
Michele Tricarico, Jin-Chong Tan
Monolithic metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) represent a promising solution for the industrial implementation of this emerging class of multifunctional materials, due to their struct…
Mechanical Properties and Nanostructure of Monolithic Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks: A Nanoindentation, Nanospectroscopy and Finite-Element Study
Michele Tricarico, Jin-Chong Tan
The synthesis of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) in a monolithic morphology is a promising way to achieve the transition of this class of materials from academia to industrial appl…
Defects in ZIF-8 crystallization and their impact on mechanical properties
Annika F. Möslein, Lorenzo Donà, Bartolomeo Civalleri +1
The growth process of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) defines their properties for functional applications. However, it is very plausible that defects may occur during the crystall…
High rate nanofluidic energy absorption in porous zeolitic frameworks
Yueting Sun, Sven M. J. Rogge, Aran Lamaire +5
Optimal mechanical impact absorbers are reusable and exhibit high specific energy absorption. The forced intrusion of liquid water in hydrophobic nanoporous materials, such as zeol…
Highly luminescent silver-based MOFs: Scalable eco-friendly synthesis paving the way for photonics sensors and electroluminescent devices
Mario Gutiérrez, Cristina Martín, Barbara E. Souza +3
Luminescent multifunctional nanomaterials are important because of their potential impact on the development of key technologies such as smart luminescent sensors and solid-state l…
MOF-Based Polymeric Nanocomposite Films as Potential Materials for Drug Delivery Devices in Ocular Therapeutics
Jesus Gandara-Loe, Barbara E. Souza, Alexander Missyul +3
Novel MOF-based polymer nanocomposite films were successfully prepared using Zr-based UiO-67 as a metal-organic framework (MOF) and polyurethane (PU) as a polymeric matrix. Synchro…
Green reconstruction of MIL-100 (Fe) in water for high crystallinity and enhanced guest encapsulation
Barbara E. Souza, Annika F. Möslein, Kirill Titov +3
MIL-100 (Fe) is a highly porous metal-organic framework (MOF), considered as a promising carrier for drug delivery, and for gas separation and capture applications. However, this f…
Dye-Encapsulated Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework (ZIF-71) for Fluorochromic Sensing of Pressure, Temperature, and Volatile Solvents
Yang Zhang, Mario Gutiérrez, Abhijeet K. Chaudhari +1
Luminescent metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) offer a multifunctional platform for creating non-invasive sensors and tuneable optoelectronics. However, fluorochromic materials that a…
Impact of pressure and temperature on the broadband dielectric response of the HKUST-1 metal-organic framework
Arun S. Babal, Lorenzo Donà, Matthew R. Ryder +8
Herein we employed high-resolution spectroscopic techniques in combination with periodic ab initio density functional theory (DFT) calculations to establish the different polarizat…
Dielectric Properties of Metal-Organic Frameworks Probed via Synchrotron Infrared Reflectivity
Matthew R. Ryder, Zhixin Zeng, Yueting Sun +9
We present the frequency-dependant (dynamic) dielectric response of a group of topical polycrystalline zeolitic imidazolate-based metal-organic framework (MOF) materials in the ext…
Detecting Molecular Rotational Dynamics Complementing the Low-Frequency Terahertz Vibrations in a Zirconium-Based Metal-Organic Framework
Matthew R. Ryder, Ben Van de Voorde, Bartolomeo Civalleri +7
We show clear experimental evidence of co-operative terahertz (THz) dynamics observed below 3 THz (~100 cm-1), for a low-symmetry Zr-based metal-organic framework (MOF) structure,…
Tracking Thermal-Induced Amorphization of a Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework via Synchrotron In Situ Far-Infrared Spectroscopy
Matthew R. Ryder, Thomas D. Bennett, Chris S. Kelley +3
We present the first use of in situ far-infrared spectroscopy to analyze the thermal amorphization of a zeolitic imidazolate framework material. We explain the nature of vibrationa…
Optochemically Responsive 2D Nanosheets of a 3D Metal-Organic Framework Material
Abhijeet K. Chaudhari, Ha Jin Kim, Intaek Han +1
Outstanding functional tunability underpinning metal-organic framework (MOF) confers a versatile platform to contrive next-generation chemical sensors, optoelectronics, energy harv…
Large elastic recovery of zinc dicyanoaurate
Chloe S. Coates, Matthew R. Ryder, Joshua A. Hill +2
We report the mechanical properties of the `giant' negative compressibility material zinc(II) dicyanoaurate, as determined using a combination of single-crystal nanoindentation mea…
Perfect and Stable Hybrid Glasses from Strong and Fragile Metal-Organic Framework Liquids
T. D. Bennett, Jin-Chong Tan, Y. Z. Yue +8
Hybrid glasses connect emerging fields of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with the glass-formation, amorphization, and melting processes of these structurally diverse and chemicall…
Structure and properties of an amorphous metal--organic framework
Thomas D. Bennett, Andrew L. Goodwin, Martin T. Dove +7
We show that ZIF-4, a metal-organic framework (MOF) with a zeolitic structure, undergoes a crystal--amorphous transition on heating to 300 C. The amorphous form, which we t…