Melt-quenched glass formation of a family of metal-carboxylate frameworks

Melt-quenched glass formation of a family of metal-carboxylate frameworks

06 March 2024 | Wen-Long Xue, Guo-Qiang Li, Hui Chen, Yu-Chen Han, Li Feng, Lu Wang, Xiao-Ling Gu, Si-Yuan Hu, Yu-Heng Deng, Lei Tan, Martin T. Dove, Wei Li, Jiangwei Zhang, Hongliang Dong, Zhiqiang Chen, Wei-Hua Deng, Gang Xu, Guo Wang, Chong-Qing Wan
This study presents a novel strategy to melt-quench the formation of glasses from a family of metal-carboxylate frameworks (MCFs), which are a significant subclass of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). By grafting zwitterions onto the carboxylate ligands and incorporating organic acids into the framework channels, the charge delocalization and increased structural disorder facilitate the coordination bonding mismatch, reducing the melting temperature. This approach successfully enables the glass formation of UiO-67, UiO-68, and DUT-5, which are typically considered unmeltable due to their high coordination numbers and large porosity. The resulting glasses exhibit improved thermal stability and processability compared to their crystalline counterparts, opening up new avenues for the development of MOFs with enhanced properties for various applications.This study presents a novel strategy to melt-quench the formation of glasses from a family of metal-carboxylate frameworks (MCFs), which are a significant subclass of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). By grafting zwitterions onto the carboxylate ligands and incorporating organic acids into the framework channels, the charge delocalization and increased structural disorder facilitate the coordination bonding mismatch, reducing the melting temperature. This approach successfully enables the glass formation of UiO-67, UiO-68, and DUT-5, which are typically considered unmeltable due to their high coordination numbers and large porosity. The resulting glasses exhibit improved thermal stability and processability compared to their crystalline counterparts, opening up new avenues for the development of MOFs with enhanced properties for various applications.
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Understanding Melt-quenched glass formation of a family of metal-carboxylate frameworks