Structure and properties of an amorphous metal--organic framework

Details Structure and properties of an amorphous metal--organic framework Structure and properties of an amorphous metal--organic framework

2010-01-08

arxiv.org/abs/1001.1332v1

Physical Review Letters 104, 115503 (2010)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

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We show that ZIF-4, a metal-organic framework (MOF) with a zeolitic structure, undergoes a crystal--amorphous transition on heating to 300 $^\circ$C. The amorphous form, which we term a-ZIF, is recoverable to ambient conditions or may be converted to a dense crystalline phase of the same composition by heating to 400 $^\circ$C. Neutron and X-ray total scattering data collected during the amorphization process are used as a basis for reverse Monte Carlo refinement of an atomistic model of the structure of a-ZIF. We show that the structure is best understood in terms of a continuous random network analogous to that of a-SiO$_2$. Optical microscopy, electron diffraction and nanoindentation measurements reveal a-ZIF to be an isotropic glass-like phase capable of plastic flow on its formation. Our results suggest an avenue for designing broad new families of amorphous and glass-like materials that exploit the chemical and structural diversity of MOFs.

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