Flexible Metal-Organic Frameworks: Recent Advances and Potential Applications

Luminescent Pb2+-based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) belong to a new class of multifunctional molecular materials with interesting luminescence properties and potential applications within a single crystalline phase. In this mini review, we present the recent advances that have been achieved in their applications as single-phase white-light emitting materials and chemosensors in the last decade. We focus on the trends in the modification of their structures and luminescence by various bridging ligands, and subsequently their multifunctional applications, which may affect the future development of the field.

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Controlled Growth of the Non-centrosymmetric Zn(3-ptz)2 and Zn(Oh)(3-ptz) Metal-organic Frameworks

10.26434/chemrxiv.7588640.v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

javier enriquez ◽

Ignacio Chi-Duran ◽

Carolina Manquian ◽

Felipe Herrera ◽

Ruben Fritz ◽

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Keyword(s):

Single Crystal ◽

Nonlinear Optical ◽

Metal Organic Frameworks ◽

Molar Ratio ◽

Thermal Synthesis ◽

Small Crystals ◽

Alkaline Environments ◽

Potential Applications ◽

Metal Organic ◽

Long Rod

Non-centrosymmetric single-crystal metal-organic frameworks (MOF) are promising candidates for phase-matched nonlinear optical communication, but typical hydrothermal synthesis produces small crystals with relatively low transmittance and poor phase matching. We study the effect of the metal-to-ligand molar ratio and reaction pH on the hydro-thermal synthesis of the non-centrosymmetric Zn(3-ptz)2 and Zn(OH)(3-ptz) MOFs with in-situ ligand formation. In acidic environments, we find that decreasing the amount of ligand below the stoichiometric molar ratio 1:2 also produces highly transparent single-crystal octahedrons of Zn(3-ptz)2. In alkaline environments, we obtain long rod-like Zn(OH)(3-ptz) crystals whose length exceeds previous reports by up to four orders of magnitude. Potential applications of these results in the development of MOF-based nonlinear optical devices are discussed.

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Recent Advances in Nanoscale Metal–Organic Frameworks Towards Cancer Cell Cytotoxicity: An Overview

Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials ◽

10.1007/s10904-021-02011-3 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Pierre D. Harvey ◽

Jessica Plé

Keyword(s):

Cancer Cell ◽

Metal Organic Frameworks ◽

Cell Cytotoxicity ◽

Recent Advances ◽

Metal Organic

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Recent advances on thermal energy storage using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)

Journal of Energy Storage ◽

10.1016/j.est.2020.102179 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 34 ◽

pp. 102179

Author(s):

Nokubonga Makhanya ◽

Bilainu Oboirien ◽

Jianwei Ren ◽

Nicholas Musyoka ◽

Adriano Sciacovelli

Keyword(s):

Energy Storage ◽

Thermal Energy ◽

Thermal Energy Storage ◽

Metal Organic Frameworks ◽

Recent Advances ◽

Metal Organic

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Synthesis, designing strategies and photocatalytic charge dynamics of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs): A catalyzed Photo-degradation approach towards Organic Dyes

Catalysis Science & Technology ◽

10.1039/d0cy02275f ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ayushi Singh ◽

Ashish Kumar Singh ◽

Jian-Qiang Liu ◽

Abhinav Kumar

Keyword(s):

Small Molecule ◽

Coordination Polymers ◽

Organic Dyes ◽

Metal Organic Frameworks ◽

Gas Storage ◽

New Variety ◽

Photo Degradation ◽

Charge Dynamics ◽

Potential Applications ◽

Metal Organic

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) or coordination polymers (CPs) are regarded as new variety of materials that find potential applications in plethora of areas such as gas/small molecule absorption/separation, gas storage, membranes...

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