Mechanical properties and peculiarities of molecular crystals

WM Awad, DW Davies, D Kitagawa… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In the last century, molecular crystals functioned predominantly as a means for determining
the molecular structures via X-ray diffraction, albeit as the century came to a close the …

Multicomponent isoreticular metal-organic frameworks: Principles, current status and challenges

A Dutta, Y Pan, JQ Liu, A Kumar - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Multicomponent Isoreticular Metal-Organic Frameworks (MI-MOFs) are the
materials designed either with multiple linkers or mixed-metals as secondary building units …

Global analysis of the mechanical properties of organic crystals

DP Karothu, J Mahmoud Halabi… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Organic crystals, although widely studied, have not been considered nascent candidate
materials in engineering design. Here we summarize the mechanical properties of organic …

Pseudo-solid-state electrolytes utilizing the ionic liquid family for rechargeable batteries

J Hwang, K Matsumoto, CY Chen… - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The advent of solid-state electrolytes has unearthed a new paradigm of next-generation
batteries endowed with improved electrochemical properties and exceptional safety …

Indomethacin polymorph δ revealed to be two plastically bendable crystal forms by 3D electron diffraction: Correcting a 47‐year‐old misunderstanding

M Lightowler, S Li, X Ou, X Zou, M Lu… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Indomethacin is a clinically classical non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drug that has been
marketed since 1965. The third polymorph, Form δ, was discovered by both melt and …

Elastic molecular crystals: From serendipity to design to applications

S Ghosh, MK Mishra - Crystal Growth & Design, 2021 - ACS Publications
The mechanical adaptiveness of long-range ordered molecular crystals has long been
ignored due to their brittle nature, unlike polymers and flexible biomaterials. However, the …

Flexible organic crystals for light delivery in biological tissues

L Lan, X Pan, P Commins, L Li, L Catalano… - CCS …, 2024 - chinesechemsoc.org
Optically transmissive materials are indispensable for the transmission of light or light-
encoded signals in telecommunications and optobiomedical techniques. Here, we propose …

An atomistic mechanism for elasto-plastic bending in molecular crystals

B Bhattacharya, AAL Michalchuk, D Silbernagl… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Mechanically flexible single crystals of molecular materials offer potential for a multitude of
new directions in advanced materials design. Before the full potential of such materials can …

Self‐Waveguide Single‐Benzene Organic Crystal with Ultralow‐Temperature Elasticity as a Potential Flexible Material

B Liu, Z Lu, B Tang, H Liu, H Liu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
With the increasing popularity and burgeoning progress of space technology, the
development of ultralow‐temperature flexible functional materials is a great challenge …

Mechanical‐bending‐induced fluorescence enhancement in plastically flexible crystals of a GFP chromophore analogue

B Bhattacharya, D Roy, S Dey… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Single crystals of optoelectronic materials that respond to external stimuli, such as
mechanical, light, or heat, are immensely attractive for next generation smart materials. Here …