Structural analysis of molecular materials using the pair distribution function

MW Terban, SJL Billinge - Chemical Reviews, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
This is a review of atomic pair distribution function (PDF) analysis as applied to the study of
molecular materials. The PDF method is a powerful approach to study short-and …

The role of dynamic metal-ligand bonds in metal-organic framework chemistry

JL Obeso, MT Huxley, C Leyva, JG Flores… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are an emerging class of porous materials composed of
metal ions or clusters interconnected by organic ligands. Many proposed applications for …

Liquid, glass and amorphous solid states of coordination polymers and metal–organic frameworks

TD Bennett, S Horike - Nature Reviews Materials, 2018‏ - nature.com
The field of coordination polymers and metal–organic frameworks has to date focused on
the crystalline state. More than 60,000 crystalline metal–organic framework structures …

Responsive metal–organic frameworks and framework materials: under pressure, taking the heat, in the spotlight, with friends

FX Coudert - Chemistry of Materials, 2015‏ - ACS Publications
Recent years have seen a large increase of the research effort focused on framework
materials, including the nowadays-ubiquitous metal–organic frameworks but also dense …

Melt-quenched glasses of metal–organic frameworks

TD Bennett, Y Yue, P Li, A Qiao, H Tao… - Journal of the …, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
Crystalline solids dominate the field of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), with access to the
liquid and glass states of matter usually prohibited by relatively low temperatures of thermal …

Single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies on structural transformations of porous coordination polymers

JP Zhang, PQ Liao, HL Zhou, RB Lin… - Chemical Society …, 2014‏ - pubs.rsc.org
X-Ray single-crystal diffraction has been the most straightforward and important technique in
structural determination of crystalline materials for understanding their structure–property …

Coordination change, lability and hemilability in metal–organic frameworks

RE Morris, L Brammer - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are some of the most exciting materials in current
science. Their utility and diversity of applications depends on a combination of their …

Exploiting chemically selective weakness in solids as a route to new porous materials

RE Morris, J Čejka - Nature chemistry, 2015‏ - nature.com
Weakness in a material, especially when challenged by chemical, mechanical or physical
stimuli, is often viewed as something extremely negative. There are countless examples in …

Glass formation of a coordination polymer crystal for enhanced proton conductivity and material flexibility

W Chen, S Horike, D Umeyama, N Ogiwara… - Angewandte …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
The glassy state of a two‐dimensional (2D) Cd2+ coordination polymer crystal was prepared
by a solvent‐free mechanical milling process. The glassy state retains the 2D structure of the …

Connecting defects and amorphization in UiO-66 and MIL-140 metal–organic frameworks: a combined experimental and computational study

TD Bennett, TK Todorova, EF Baxter… - Physical Chemistry …, 2016‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The mechanism and products of the structural collapse of the metal–organic frameworks
(MOFs) UiO-66, MIL-140B and MIL-140C upon ball-milling are investigated through solid …