Adsorbate-induced lattice deformation in IRMOF-74 series

Autor: Davide Tiana, Matthew Witman, Sudi Jawahery, Cory M. Simon, Bess Vlaisavljevich, Efrem Braun, Berend Smit
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Jawahery, S; Simon, CM; Braun, E; Witman, M; Tiana, D; Vlaisavljevich, B; et al.(2017). Adsorbate-induced lattice deformation in IRMOF-74 series. Nature Communications, 8. doi: 10.1038/ncomms13945. UC Berkeley: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/6501w966
Nature communications, vol 8, iss 1
Nature Communications
Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017)
Popis: IRMOF-74 analogues are among the most widely studied metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for adsorption applications because of their one-dimensional channels and high metal density. Most studies involving the IRMOF-74 series assume that the crystal lattice is rigid. This assumption guides the interpretation of experimental data, as changes in the crystal symmetry have so far been ignored as a possibility in the literature. Here, we report a deformation pattern, induced by the adsorption of argon, for IRMOF-74-V. This work has two main implications. First, we use molecular simulations to demonstrate that the IRMOF-74 series undergoes a deformation that is similar to the mechanism behind breathing MOFs, but is unique because the deformation pattern extends beyond a single unit cell of the original structure. Second, we provide an alternative interpretation of experimental small-angle X-ray scattering profiles of these systems, which changes how we view the fundamentals of adsorption in this MOF series.
IRMOF-74 materials have thus far been thought to undergo only simple crystal lattice expansion upon gas adsorption. Here, Smit and co-workers demonstrate that these MOFs undergo a unique complex deformation upon argon uptake, changing how we view the fundamentals of adsorption in this series.
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