scholarly journals Nanoscale Metamaterials: Meta-MOFs and Framework Materials with Anomalous Behavior

Author(s):  
François-Xavier Coudert ◽  
Jack D. Evans

As the number of framework materials known and characterized in the literature grows, it becomes apparent that they can carry properties rarely encountered in more conventional, dense inorganic materials. Among these materials with unusual physical or chemical properties are the ubiquitous metal–organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, dense coordination polymers, and molecular frameworks. Many can respond to stimulation by displaying structural responses and changes in properties that range from counter-intuitive to thermodynamically forbidden. In that, they share large similarities with metamaterials, which are engineered to generate properties not found in “normal” materials. We review here the surprising behavior of these meta-MOFs and other framework materials that display properties “beyond” (μετά) the boundaries of common crystalline materials.<br>

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
François-Xavier Coudert ◽  
Jack D. Evans

As the number of framework materials known and characterized in the literature grows, it becomes apparent that they can carry properties rarely encountered in more conventional, dense inorganic materials. Among these materials with unusual physical or chemical properties are the ubiquitous metal–organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, dense coordination polymers, and molecular frameworks. Many can respond to stimulation by displaying structural responses and changes in properties that range from counter-intuitive to thermodynamically forbidden. In that, they share large similarities with metamaterials, which are engineered to generate properties not found in “normal” materials. We review here the surprising behavior of these meta-MOFs and other framework materials that display properties “beyond” (μετά) the boundaries of common crystalline materials.<br>


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
François-Xavier Coudert ◽  
Jack D. Evans

As the number of framework materials known and characterized in the literature grows, it becomes apparent that they can carry properties rarely encountered in more conventional, dense inorganic materials. Among these materials with unusual physical or chemical properties are the ubiquitous metal–organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, dense coordination polymers, and molecular frameworks. Many can respond to stimulation by displaying structural responses and changes in properties that range from counter-intuitive to thermodynamically forbidden. In that, they share large similarities with metamaterials, which are engineered to generate properties not found in “normal” materials. We review here the surprising behavior of these meta-MOFs, that display properties “beyond” (μετά) the boundaries of common crystalline materials.<br>


Author(s):  
Ryuichi Murase ◽  
Bowen Ding ◽  
Qinyi Gu ◽  
Deanna M. D'Alessandro

Electroactive and conducting framework materials, encompassing coordination polymers and metal–organic frameworks, have captured the imagination of the scientific community owing to their highly designable nanoporous structures and their potential applications in electrochromic devices, electrocatalysts, porous conductors, batteries and solar energy harvesting systems, among many others. While they are now considered integral members of the broader field of inorganic materials, it is timely to reflect upon their strengths and challenges compared with ‘traditional’ solid-state materials such as minerals, pigments and zeolites. Indeed, the latter have been known since ancient times and have been prized for centuries in fields as diverse as art, archaeology and industrial catalysis. This opinion piece considers a brief historical perspective of traditional electroactive and conducting inorganic materials, with a view towards very recent experimental progress and new directions for future progress in the burgeoning area of coordination polymers and metal–organic frameworks. Overall, this article bears testament to the rich history of electroactive solids and looks at the challenges inspiring a new generation of scientists. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Mineralomimesis: natural and synthetic frameworks in science and technology’.


Inorganics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Alessia Tombesi ◽  
Claudio Pettinari

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are a family of porous crystalline materials that serve in some cases as versatile platforms for catalysis. In this review, we overview the recent developments about the use of these species as heterogeneous catalysts in olefin epoxidation and carbon dioxide cycloaddition. We report the most important results obtained in this field relating them to the presence of specific organic linkers, metal nodes or clusters and mixed-metal species. Recent advances obtained with MOF nanocomposites were also described. Finally we compare the results and summarize the major insights in specific Tables, outlining the major challenges for this emerging field. This work could promote new research aimed at producing coordination polymers and MOFs able to catalyse a broader range of CO2 consuming reactions.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shadpour Mallakpour ◽  
Elham Azadi ◽  
Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain

Over the past decade, porous crystalline materials such as covalent organic frameworks (COFs) and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with unique features such as intrinsic porosity, well-defined topology, diverse functionalities, large surface...


2021 ◽  
pp. 2101883
Author(s):  
Ziman Chen ◽  
Xinle Li ◽  
Chongqing Yang ◽  
Kaipeng Cheng ◽  
Tianwei Tan ◽  
...  

Chemistry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 831-833
Author(s):  
Catherine E. Housecroft

This themed issue of Chemistry is in honor of Professor Christoph Janiak on the occasion of his 60th birthday, and celebrates his innovative contributions to the fields of supramolecular chemistry, coordination polymers, networks and metal-organic frameworks, inorganic/organic hybrid materials and inorganic materials from ionic liquids [...]


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ge-Hua Wen ◽  
Xiu-Mei Chen ◽  
Kui Xu ◽  
Xiaoji Xie ◽  
Song-Song Bao ◽  
...  

Ultrathin nanosheets of luminescent metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) or coordination polymers (CPs) have been widely used for sensing ions, solvents and biomolecules but, as far as we are aware, not yet...


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (15) ◽  
pp. 5082-5087
Author(s):  
Yu Gong ◽  
Wang-Kang Han ◽  
Hui-Shu Lu ◽  
Qing-Tao Hu ◽  
Huan Tu ◽  
...  

New Hofmann-type metal–organic frameworks display rare and complete ligand exchange induced single crystal to single crystal transformations from 3D frameworks to 2D layers, accompanied by magnetic properties transition from two-step SCO behavior to hysteretic SCO behavior.


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