Issue 34, 2021

Potential and challenges of engineering mechanically flexible molecular crystals

Abstract

This highlight gives an overview of recent advances in mechanically flexible molecular crystals, with qualitative and quantitative studies performed on different molecular systems. The diverse methods for the tuning of mechanical properties via crystal engineering have gained immense attention in the field of materials science. Such studies render support in establishing the structure to properties to function parallels. The understanding of intermolecular interactions helps in a systematic placement of different molecular crystals in the elastic-plastic spectrum. This overview helps in emphasizing the potential as well as challenges faced in predicting/designing mechanically compliant crystalline compounds.

Graphical abstract: Potential and challenges of engineering mechanically flexible molecular crystals

Article information

Article type
Highlight
Submitted
03 févr. 2021
Accepted
10 mars 2021
First published
16 mars 2021

CrystEngComm, 2021,23, 5711-5730

Potential and challenges of engineering mechanically flexible molecular crystals

A. Hasija and D. Chopra, CrystEngComm, 2021, 23, 5711 DOI: 10.1039/D1CE00173F

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