Chemists Develop New Preparation Process For Metal-organic Frameworks
Sunday, May 10, 2009 - 22:21
in Physics & Chemistry
Many molecular materials, be they hydrogen for fuel cells or drugs, can be stored in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). This would even be possible for metal nano particles for catalysis, were there not one little hindrance: if the void spaces in the MOF are too large, a second embedded framework system automatically develops during the synthesis process. Scientists can now grow it layer-by-layer on an "intelligent" organic surface. This enables the formation of voids that are large enough for metal particles.