Simulation of metal–organic framework self-assembly

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (14) ◽  
pp. 8649-8652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Makoto Yoneya ◽  
Seiji Tsuzuki ◽  
Masaru Aoyagi

Spontaneous growth of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) composed of metal ions and 4,4′-bipyridine ligands was successfully demonstrated by molecular dynamics simulations, starting from a random initial placement of the metals and the ligands.

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