Crystallization process development of metal-organic frameworks by linking secondary building units, lattice nucleation and luminescence: insight into reproducibility

Tu Lee, Yun Hsuan Chang, Hung Lin Lee

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Abstract

The interdependence of crystallinity, secondary building unit (SBU) formation, linker vacancy, crystal habit, photoluminescence, and surface area for UiO-66 and In-MIL-68, respectively, produced by different processing modes has been fully investigated and linked together to comprehend the relationships among SBU synthesis pathways, structures, and functional properties. The solid-state properties of UiO-66 were found to be process-sensitive, but those of In-MIL-68 except for crystal habits were mode independent, most likely due to the versatile Zr63-O)43-OH)4(CO2)12 SBU formation steps with more competing events for UiO-66 and the relatively straightforward {In(μ-O2CR)2(μ-OH)} chain SBU formation steps for In-MIL-68. The reproducibility of the desired properties of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) relies on the crystallization process designed for specific SBU formation and nucleation trajectory.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)426-441
Number of pages16
JournalCrystEngComm
Volume19
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

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