Nanoporous Water-Stable Zr-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks for Water Adsorption

Lifeng Yang, Karam B. Idrees, Zhijie Chen, Julia Knapp, Yongwei Chen, Xingjie Wang, Ran Cao, Xuan Zhang, Huabin Xing, Timur Islamoglu, Omar K. Farha*

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Abstract

Studying the hydrolytic stability in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is essential for practical implementations. Herein, we designed a new nanoporous MOF, NU-950, with sqc topology and studied the water sorption of three polymorphs NU-901 (scu), NU-1000 (csq), and NU-950 (sqc). The work reveled the effect of topology on the water stability. Additionally, we described a facile and generalizable method to improve the water stability of the as-synthesized Zr-based MOFs using a small hydrophobic capping agent, trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). The work highlighted the synergistic effect of topology and pore environment control in improving the water stability of nanoporous Zr-based MOFs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4346-4350
Number of pages5
JournalACS Applied Nano Materials
Volume4
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 28 2021

Keywords

  • TFA modification
  • metal-organic frameworks
  • topology
  • water adsorption
  • water stability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science

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