Journal
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 30, Issue 13A, Pages 1598-1612Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1179/1743284714Y.0000000550
Keywords
Metal organic frameworks; Porous structures; Smart devices; Inorganic-organic hybrids; Multifunctionality; Porous coordination polymers
Funding
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [1315439] Funding Source: researchfish
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This review is concerned with the recent advances in metal organic framework (MOF) materials. We highlight the unique combination of physicochemical and thermomechanical characteristics associated with MOF-type materials and illustrate emergent applications in three challenging technological sectors: energy, environmental remediation and biomedicine. MOFs represent an exciting new class of nanoporous crystalline solids constituting metal ions/clusters and multifunctional organic linkages, which self-assemble at molecular level to generate a plethora of ordered 3D framework materials. The most intriguing feature of a MOF lies in its exceptionally large surface area, far surpassing those of the best activated carbons and zeolites. Next generation multifunctional materials encompassing MOF based thin films, coatings, membranes and nanocomposites have potential for exploitation in an immense array of unconventional applications and smart devices. We pinpoint the key technological challenges and basic scientific questions to be addressed, so as to fulfil the translational potential for bringing MOFs from the laboratory into commercial applications.
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