Frustrated flexibility in metal-organic frameworks

Responsiveness in metal-organic frameworks involving amorphous phases remains poorly understood. Here, the authors demonstrate MOFs that reversibly switch between well-defined crystalline and structurally degenerate amorphous states mediated by competing intra-framework forces.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Roman Pallach, Julian Keupp, Kai Terlinden, Louis Frentzel-Beyme, Marvin Kloß, Andrea Machalica, Julia Kotschy, Suresh K. Vasa, Philip A. Chater, Christian Sternemann, Michael T. Wharmby, Rasmus Linser, Rochus Schmid, Sebastian Henke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24188-4