Adsorbate-induced lattice deformation in IRMOF-74 series

Sudi Jawahery; Cory M. Simon; Efrem Braun; Matthew Witman; Davide Tiana; Bess Vlaisavljevich; Berend Smit

doi:10.1038/ncomms13945

Nature Communications (Jan 2017)

Adsorbate-induced lattice deformation in IRMOF-74 series

Sudi Jawahery,
Cory M. Simon,
Efrem Braun,
Matthew Witman,
Davide Tiana,
Bess Vlaisavljevich,
Berend Smit

Affiliations

Sudi Jawahery: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California
Cory M. Simon: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California
Efrem Braun: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California
Matthew Witman: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California
Davide Tiana: Laboratory of Molecular Simulation, Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Bess Vlaisavljevich: Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University
Berend Smit: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13945
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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IRMOF-74 materials have thus far been thought to undergo only simple crystal lattice expansion upon gas adsorption. Here, Smit and co-workers demonstrate that these MOFs undergo a unique complex deformation upon argon uptake, changing how we view the fundamentals of adsorption in this series.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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