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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 142, Issue 47, Pages 20088-20097Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c09475
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- U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences [DE-FG0208ER46491, DE-SC0019902]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21901166]
- Guangdong Natural Science Foundation [2019A1515010692]
- Scientific and Technical Innovation Council of Shenzhen [JCYJ20190809145615620]
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Flexible metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) hold great promise as smart materials for specific applications such as gas separation. These materials undergo interesting structural changes in response to guest molecules, which is often associated with unique adsorption behavior not possible for rigid MOFs. Understanding the dynamic behavior of flexible MOFs is crucial yet challenging as it involves weak host-guest interactions and subtle structural transformation not only at the atomic/molecular level but also in a nonsteady state. We report here an in-depth study on the adsorbate- and temperature-dependent adsorption in a flexible MOF by crystallizing atomic gases into its pores. Mn(ina)(2) shows an interesting temperature-dependent response toward noble gases. Its non-monotonic, temperature-dependent adsorption profile results in an uptake maximum at a temperature threshold, a phenomenon that is unusual. Full characterization of Xe-loaded MOF structures is performed by in situ single-crystal and synchrotron X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy, and molecular modeling. The X-ray diffraction analysis offers a detailed explanation into the dynamic structural transformation and provides a convincing rationalization of the unique adsorption behavior at the molecular scale. The guest and temperature dependence of the structural breathing gives rise to an intriguing reverse of Xe/Kr adsorption selectivity as a function of temperature. The presented work may provide further understanding of the adsorption behavior of noble gases in flexible MOF structures.
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