Issue 37, 2022

Introducing porosity into metal–organic framework glasses

Abstract

Glasses formed by the melt quenching of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are the first new category of glass since metallics in the 1970s, and have begun to redistribute attention in the MOF field away from the crystalline state. Those formed to date are, however, relatively dense and so proposed interest focuses mainly on their physical properties. Here, we suggest routes to incorporate porosity into the glasses, borrowing from both inorganic and organic polymer science. We then speculate on the future adsorptive applications of these materials.

Graphical abstract: Introducing porosity into metal–organic framework glasses

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
06 apr 2022
Accepted
12 jun 2022
First published
20 jun 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022,10, 19552-19559

Introducing porosity into metal–organic framework glasses

L. N. McHugh and T. D. Bennett, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 19552 DOI: 10.1039/D2TA02560D

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