Generating catalytic sites in UiO-66 through defect engineering

X Feng, HS Jena, C Krishnaraj, K Leus… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
UiO-66 is regarded as an epitome of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) because of its
stability. Defect engineering has been used as a toolbox to alter the performance of MOFs …

Synthesis, characterization and application of defective metal–organic frameworks: current status and perspectives

W **ang, Y Zhang, Y Chen, C Liu, X Tu - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Defects are now recognized to be a useful tool in tailoring the properties of metal–organic
frameworks (MOFs). The introduction of missing linker and cluster defects into MOFs …

Liquid-phase sintering of lead halide perovskites and metal-organic framework glasses

J Hou, P Chen, A Shukla, A Krajnc, T Wang, X Li… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Lead halide perovskite (LHP) semiconductors show exceptional optoelectronic properties.
Barriers for their applications, however, lie in their polymorphism, instability to polar solvents …

Electron microscopy studies of soft nanomaterials

Z Lyu, L Yao, W Chen, FC Kalutantirige… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This review highlights recent efforts on applying electron microscopy (EM) to soft (including
biological) nanomaterials. We will show how developments of both the hardware and …

Visualizing the conversion of metal–organic framework nanoparticles into hollow layered double hydroxide nanocages

W Wang, H Yan, U Anand… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hollow layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanostructures derived from metal–organic
framework (MOF) nanoparticles (NPs) are candidate materials for applications in catalysis …

Fabrication of oriented polycrystalline MOF superstructures

M Linares‐Moreau, LA Brandner… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The field of metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) has progressed beyond the design and
exploration of powdery and single‐crystalline materials. A current challenge is the …

Defects engineering simultaneously enhances activity and recyclability of MOFs in selective hydrogenation of biomass

W Xu, Y Zhang, J Wang, Y Xu, L Bian, Q Ju… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The development of synthetic methodologies towards enhanced performance in biomass
conversion is desirable due to the growing energy demand. Here we design two types of Ru …

Solvent-derived defects suppress adsorption in MOF-74

Y Fu, Y Yao, AC Forse, J Li, K Mochizuki… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Defects in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have great impact on their nano-scale structure
and physiochemical properties. However, isolated defects are easily concealed when the …

Efficient energy transport in an organic semiconductor mediated by transient exciton delocalization

AJ Sneyd, T Fukui, D Paleček, S Prodhan, I Wagner… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Efficient energy transport is desirable in organic semiconductor (OSC) devices. However,
photogenerated excitons in OSC films mostly occupy highly localized states, limiting exciton …

Molecular identification and quantification of defect sites in metal-organic frameworks with NMR probe molecules

J Yin, Z Kang, Y Fu, W Cao, Y Wang, H Guan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The defects in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can dramatically alter their pore structure
and chemical properties. However, it has been a great challenge to characterize the …