Journal
MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
Volume 164, Issue -, Pages 259-265Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2012.06.056
Keywords
Diffusion; Long chain n-alkanes; MOF; Quasi-elastic neutron scattering; Molecular dynamics
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- European Community [228862]
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The self-diffusion of long chain n-alkanes in the metal-organic framework MIL-47(V) has been investigated by combining quasi-elastic neutron scattering (QENS) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The experimental diffusivities, which are about one order of magnitude higher than in the zeolite silicalite, show a non-monotonous decrease with increasing chain length. Further, the activation energies for diffusion of C-9-C-16 are lower than in silicalite, indicating less conformational changes in this 1D-channel type MOF compared with the zeolite. MD simulations bring further insights into the microscopic diffusion mechanism in play confirming that diffusion proceeds via a jump sequence as suggested experimentally. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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