Crystals springing into action: metal–organic framework CUK-1 as a pressure-driven molecular spring
Paul Iacomi, Ji Sun Lee, Louis Vanduyfhuys, Kyung Ho Cho, Pierre Fertey, Jelle Wieme, Dominique Granier, Guillaume Maurin, Véronique Van Speybroeck, Jong‐San Chang, Pascal G. Yot
Abstract
. Molecular simulations were further deployed to uncover the free-energy landscape behind this unprecedented pressure-responsive phenomenon in the area of compliant hybrid porous materials. This discovery is of utmost importance from the perspective of instant energy storage and delivery.
Topics & Concepts
DiffractionPorosimetryMaterials scienceChemistryCrystallographyComposite materialPhysicsOpticsPorous mediumPorosityMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsCrystallography and molecular interactionsBoron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research