Multifunctional porous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs): quest for future smart materials
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Published
18-02-2017
Javier Cepeda
Sonia Pérez-Yáñez
Abstract
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are an emerging class of porous coordination networks constructed from metal ions and organic linkers. This hybrid nature benefits them from applications not only related with porosity (storage and separations of gases, crystallisation templates) but also catalysis, magnetic and/or luminescent sensors among others. The structural and functional tunability of these materials, with record-setting surface areas surpassing activated carbons and zeolites, has prompted a yet unknown development and placed the area of MOFs one of the fastest growing fields in chemistry.
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Keywords
metal-organic frameworks, gas storage, gas separation, catalysis, luminescence sensors
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Ale Arrunta
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