Defect-Engineered Metal-Organic Frameworks

Zhenlan Fang, Bart Bueken, Dirk E. De Vos, Roland A. Fischer

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Abstract

Defect engineering in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is an exciting concept for tailoring material properties, which opens up novel opportunities not only in sorption and catalysis, but also in controlling more challenging physical characteristics such as band gap as well as magnetic and electrical/conductive properties. It is challenging to structurally characterize the inherent or intentionally created defects of various types, and there have so far been few efforts to comprehensively discuss these issues. Based on selected reports spanning the last decades, this Review closes that gap by providing both a concise overview of defects in MOFs, or more broadly coordination network compounds (CNCs), including their classification and characterization, together with the (potential) applications of defective CNCs/MOFs. Moreover, we will highlight important aspects of "defect-engineering" concepts applied for CNCs, also in comparison with relevant solid materials such as zeolites or COFs. Finally, we discuss the future potential of defect-engineered CNCs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7234-7254
Number of pages21
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume54
Issue number25
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2015

Keywords

  • coordination chemistry
  • defects engineering
  • heterogeneity
  • metal-organic frameworks
  • porous materials

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