A molecular thread: Flexible metal–organic frameworks with a range of pore sizes are made by threading through molecular ligands
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 13:01
in Physics & Chemistry
The ability to 'thread' a molecular ligand through a metal-organic framework (MOF) to alter the pore size of the material -- and yet allow the MOF to retain its crystallinity and principal structural features -- has been demonstrated in a new study.