Crystallography of metal–organic frameworks

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Bennett, T.D.¹  Gándara, F.² 

[1]Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, England

[2]Department of New Architectures in Materials Chemistry, Materials Science Institute of Madrid – CSIC, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, Madrid 28049, Spain

关键词: MOFS;    NON-AMBIENT CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;    CRYSTAL GROWTH;   

DOI  :  10.1107/S2052252514020351

学科分类：数学（综合）

来源: International Union of Crystallography

【 摘 要 】

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are one of the most intensely studied material types in recent times. Their networks, resulting from the formation of strong bonds between inorganic and organic building units, offer unparalled chemical diversity and pore environments of growing complexity. Therefore, advances in single-crystal X-ray diffraction equipment and techniques are required to characterize materials with increasingly larger surface areas, and more complex linkers. In addition, whilst structure solution from powder diffraction data is possible, the area is much less populated and we detail the current efforts going on here. We also review the growing number of reports on diffraction under non-ambient conditions, including the response of MOF structures to very high pressures. Such experiments are important due to the expected presence of stresses in proposed applications of MOFs – evidence suggesting rich and complex behaviour. Given the entwined and inseparable nature of their structure, properties and applications, it is essential that the field of structural elucidation is able to continue growing and advancing, so as not to provide a rate-limiting step on characterization of their properties and incorporation into devices and applications. This review has been prepared with this in mind.

【 授权许可】

CC BY