Metal-organic framework and inorganic glass composites
Louis Longley, Courtney Calahoo, René Limbach, Yang Xia, Joshua M. Tuffnell, Adam F. Sapnik, Michael F. Thorne, Dean S. Keeble, David A. Keen, Lothar Wondraczek, Thomas D. Bennett
Abstract
Metal-organic framework (MOF) glasses have become a subject of interest as a distinct category of melt quenched glass, and have potential applications in areas such as ion transport and sensing. In this paper we show how MOF glasses can be combined with inorganic glasses in order to fabricate a new family of materials composed of both MOF and inorganic glass domains. We use an array of experimental techniques to propose the bonding between inorganic and MOF domains, and show that the composites produced are more mechanically pliant than the inorganic glass itself.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceMetal-organic frameworkComposite materialAmorphous metalInorganic ChemicalMetalNanotechnologyMetallurgyChemistryPhysical chemistryEnvironmental chemistryAdsorptionAlloyMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesMagnetism in coordination complexes