Can 3D electron diffraction provide accurate atomic structures of metal–organic frameworks?
Zhehao Huang, Ge Meng, Francesco Carraro, Christian J. Doonan, Paolo Falcaro, Xiaodong Zou
Abstract
-1, in which Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) was encapsulated in a zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF). Low electron dose was combined with ultrafast cRED data collection to minimize electron beam damage to the sample. We demonstrate that the atomic structure obtained by cRED is as reliable and accurate as that obtained by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The high accuracy and fast data collection open new opportunities for investigation of cooperative phenomena in framework structures at the atomic level.
Topics & Concepts
DiffractionElectronElectron diffractionMetalMaterials scienceMetal-organic frameworkNanotechnologyChemical physicsChemistryPhysicsMetallurgyPhysical chemistryOpticsNuclear physicsAdsorptionMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsX-ray Diffraction in CrystallographyCrystallography and molecular interactions