Metal–organic network-forming glasses

N Ma, S Horike - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The crystal–liquid–glass phase transition of coordination polymers (CPs) and metal–organic
frameworks (MOFs) offers attractive opportunities as a new class of amorphous materials …

Precise control over gas-transporting channels in zeolitic imidazolate framework glasses

O Smirnova, S Hwang, R Sajzew, L Ge, A Reupert… - Nature Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Porous metal–organic frameworks have emerged to resolve important challenges of our
modern society, such as CO2 sequestration. Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) can …

Recent progress of amorphous and glassy coordination polymers

Z Yu, L Tang, N Ma, S Horike, W Chen - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent decades, the amorphous state of crystalline coordination polymers (CPs)
constructed from metal ions and molecular bridging ligands via coordination bonds, has …

Size-reduced low-crystallinity ZIF-62 for the preparation of mixed-matrix membranes for CH4/N2 separation

C Ma, Z Yang, X Guo, Z Qiao, C Zhong - Journal of Membrane Science, 2022 - Elsevier
CH 4/N 2 separation is of great significance for the utilization of unconventional natural gas,
however facing great difficulty due to the similarity of physical and chemical properties …

Low‐temperature melting and glass formation of the zeolitic imidazolate frameworks ZIF‐62 and ZIF‐76 through ionic liquid incorporation

V Nozari, O Smirnova, JM Tuffnell… - Advanced Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hybrid glass formation offers a potential route for processing metal‐organic frameworks
(MOFs) in bulk shapes, however, only a small number of MOFs have proven to be meltable …

Micro-optical elements from optical-quality ZIF-62 hybrid glasses by hot imprinting

O Smirnova, R Sajzew, SJ Finkelmeyer… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Hybrid glasses derived from meltable metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) promise to combine
the intriguing properties of MOFs with the universal processing ability of glasses. However …

Amorphous MOFs for next generation supercapacitors and batteries

W Wang, M Chai, R Lin, F Yuan, L Wang, V Chen… - Energy …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are porous materials comprised of metal nodes and
organic linkers, which feature highly tunable structures and compositions that can be …

A review on the vitrification of metal coordination compounds and their photonic applications

MA Ali, X Liu, J Qiu - Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2022 - Elsevier
The vitrification of metal coordination compounds (MCC) leads to the emerging of a new
family of glass with unique structures and properties. In this review, we discuss the recent …

Glassy behaviour of mechanically amorphised ZIF-62 isomorphs

MF Thorne, AF Sapnik, LN McHugh… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) can be melt-quenched to form glasses. Here, we
present an alternative route to glassy ZIFs via mechanically induced amorphisation. This …

Supercooled Liquids in a Core–Shell Coordination Structure for Practical Long‐Term Energy Storage

X Zhang, Z Du, D He, Z Chen, Z Li, G Chen… - Advanced …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Mutual acquisition of phase‐stability and controllable phase‐transition becomes a
predominant criterion of phase‐change materials for the practical long‐term energy storage …