Issue 3, 2019

Flexible films enabled by coordination polymer nanoarchitectonics

Abstract

The development of coordination polymers (CPs) originated from crystal engineering, which mainly focuses on crystals and their physico-chemical properties. This has now reached molecular- and nanoengineering, which push these CPs into practical applications. Depending on the application, the deformability of CPs becomes an important issue. To use CP films in flexible devices, it is necessary to develop CP films that can be bent/stretched. The present review illustrates how nanotechnology and supramolecular chemistry work cooperatively to make CP films soft through numerous procedures. These soft films show non-interrupted performances under mechanical deformation, demonstrating that CPs can be used in next-generation flexible devices.

Graphical abstract: Flexible films enabled by coordination polymer nanoarchitectonics

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
06 oct. 2018
Accepted
14 mars 2019
First published
03 avr. 2019

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2019,4, 531-544

Flexible films enabled by coordination polymer nanoarchitectonics

Q. Dang, W. Zhang, X. Li and M. Hu, Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2019, 4, 531 DOI: 10.1039/C8ME00072G

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