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Title: Rapid Generation of Hierarchically Porous Metal–Organic Frameworks through Laser Photolysis

Abstract

Abstract Hierarchically porous metal–organic frameworks (HP‐MOFs) facilitate mass transfer due to mesoporosity while preserving the advantage of microporosity. This unique feature endows HP‐MOFs with remarkable application potential in multiple fields. Recently, new methods such as linker labilization for the construction of HP‐MOFs have emerged. To further enrich the synthetic toolkit of MOFs, we report a controlled photolytic removal of linkers to create mesopores within microporous MOFs at tens of milliseconds. Ultraviolet (UV) laser has been applied to eliminate “photolabile” linkers without affecting the overall crystallinity and integrity of the original framework. Presumably, the creation of mesopores can be attributed to the missing‐cluster defects, which can be tuned through varying the time of laser exposure and ratio of photolabile/robust linkers. Upon laser exposure, MOF crystals shrank while metal oxide nanoparticles formed giving rise to the HP‐MOFs. In addition, photolysis can also be utilized for the fabrication of complicated patterns with high precision, paving the way towards MOF lithography, which has enormous potential in sensing and catalysis.

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  1. Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
  2. Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States). Dept. of Chemistry. Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
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Research Org.:
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Center for Gas Separations (CGS) (EFRC)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1801400
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1617998
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0001015
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition); Journal Volume: 59; Journal Issue: 28; Journal ID: ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; metal–organic frameworks; linker photolysis; hierarchical pores

Citation Formats

Wang, Kun‐Yu, Feng, Liang, Yan, Tian‐Hao, Wu, Shengxiang, Joseph, Elizabeth A., and Zhou, Hong‐Cai. Rapid Generation of Hierarchically Porous Metal–Organic Frameworks through Laser Photolysis. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1002/anie.202003636.
Wang, Kun‐Yu, Feng, Liang, Yan, Tian‐Hao, Wu, Shengxiang, Joseph, Elizabeth A., & Zhou, Hong‐Cai. Rapid Generation of Hierarchically Porous Metal–Organic Frameworks through Laser Photolysis. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202003636
Wang, Kun‐Yu, Feng, Liang, Yan, Tian‐Hao, Wu, Shengxiang, Joseph, Elizabeth A., and Zhou, Hong‐Cai. Fri . "Rapid Generation of Hierarchically Porous Metal–Organic Frameworks through Laser Photolysis". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202003636. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1801400.
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title = {Rapid Generation of Hierarchically Porous Metal–Organic Frameworks through Laser Photolysis},
author = {Wang, Kun‐Yu and Feng, Liang and Yan, Tian‐Hao and Wu, Shengxiang and Joseph, Elizabeth A. and Zhou, Hong‐Cai},
abstractNote = {Abstract Hierarchically porous metal–organic frameworks (HP‐MOFs) facilitate mass transfer due to mesoporosity while preserving the advantage of microporosity. This unique feature endows HP‐MOFs with remarkable application potential in multiple fields. Recently, new methods such as linker labilization for the construction of HP‐MOFs have emerged. To further enrich the synthetic toolkit of MOFs, we report a controlled photolytic removal of linkers to create mesopores within microporous MOFs at tens of milliseconds. Ultraviolet (UV) laser has been applied to eliminate “photolabile” linkers without affecting the overall crystallinity and integrity of the original framework. Presumably, the creation of mesopores can be attributed to the missing‐cluster defects, which can be tuned through varying the time of laser exposure and ratio of photolabile/robust linkers. Upon laser exposure, MOF crystals shrank while metal oxide nanoparticles formed giving rise to the HP‐MOFs. In addition, photolysis can also be utilized for the fabrication of complicated patterns with high precision, paving the way towards MOF lithography, which has enormous potential in sensing and catalysis.},
doi = {10.1002/anie.202003636},
journal = {Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)},
number = 28,
volume = 59,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}

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