Insights into the Structure and Dynamics of Metal-Organic Frameworks via Transmission Electron Microscopy

Xinyi Gong, Karthikeyan Gnanasekaran, Zhijie Chen, Lee Robison, Megan C. Wasson, Kyle C. Bentz, Seth M. Cohen*, Omar K. Farha*, Nathan C. Gianneschi*

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Abstract

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are hybrid materials composed of metal ions and organic linkers featuring high porosity, crystallinity, and chemical tunability at multiple length scales. A recent advancement in transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and its direct application to MOF structure-property relationships have changed how we consider rational MOF design and development. Herein, we provide a perspective on TEM studies of MOFs and highlight the utilization of state-of-the-art TEM technologies to explore dynamic MOF processes and host-guest interactions. Additionally, we provide thoughts on what the future holds for TEM in the study of MOFs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)17224-17235
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume142
Issue number41
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 14 2020

Funding

O.K.F. and N.C.G. gratefully acknowledge support from National Science Foundation’s MRSEC program (grant number NSF DMR-1720139). In situ TEM studies of MOF materials were supported by a grant from Army Research Office (grant number W911NF-181-0359). O.K.F. is grateful for the financial support from the Army Research Office (Grant W911NF-191-0340) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (FA8650-15-2-5518). X.G. is supported by the Ryan Fellowship and the Northwestern University International Institute for Nanotechnology. M.C.W. is supported by the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship under grant DGE-1842165. K.G. acknowledges a postdoctoral fellowship from the Human Frontier Science Program (LT000869/2018-C). K.C.B. acknowledges support from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) through the Cottrell Fellowship Initiative, which is partially funded by a National Science Foundation award to the RCSA (CHE-2039044). The synthesis of polyMOFs was supported by a grant from the Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Materials Science and Engineering under Award No. DE-FG02-08ER46519.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

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