Interplay between defects, disorder and flexibility in metal-organic frameworks
- 20 December 2016
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Nature Chemistry
- Vol. 9 (1), 11-16
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2691
Abstract
Although metal-organic frameworks are often seen as rigid crystalline structures, there is growing evidence that large-scale flexibility, the presence of defects, and long-range disorder are not the exception, but rather the norm. Here we propose that these concepts are inescapably intertwined, and the interfaces between them offer prospects for enhancement of materials' functionalities.Keywords
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