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Title: Understanding Small-Molecule Interactions in Metal-Organic Frameworks: Coupling Experiment with Theory

Journal Article · · Advanced Materials
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  1. The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley CA 94720 USA; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley CA 94720 USA
  2. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley CA 94720 USA
  3. The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley CA 94720 USA
  4. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Center for Neutron Research, Gaithersburg MD 20899 USA; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark DE 19716 USA
  5. Computational Research Division Lawrence, Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley CA 94720 USA
  6. The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley CA 94720 USA; Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley CA 94720 USA
  7. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley CA 94720 USA; Department Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 CH Lausanne Switzerland
  8. Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley CA 94720 USA; Division of Materials Sciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley CA 94720 USA
  9. The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley CA 94720 USA; Department Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 CH Lausanne Switzerland

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Gas Separations Relevant to Clean Energy Technologies (CGS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0001015
OSTI ID:
1387674
Journal Information:
Advanced Materials, Vol. 27, Issue 38; Related Information: CGS partners with University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Davis; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; University of Minnesota; National Energy Technology Laboratory; Texas A&M University; ISSN 0935-9648
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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