Supramolecular Modification of a Metal-Organic Framework Increases Flexibility and Switchability: Experimental Insights into Structural Deformation of ZIF-8
Abstract:Use of chemical modulators during the synthesis of a coordination framework is an important strategy to affect and tune properties of porous materials. Herein, we introduce an approach to understanding structural modulation and deformation of soft, porous crystals in the context of gas adsorption by using atomic force microscopy (AFM) nanoindentation and physisorption analysis. Modified nanocrystals of the prototypical zeolitic-imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) were generated in triethylamine (Et3N) via an in-si… Show more
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