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Zhang H, Cheng Q, Pei H, He S, Guo R, Liu N, Mo Z. Synthesis Strategies, Preparation Methods, and Applications of Chiral Metal-Organic Frameworks. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202401091. [PMID: 38625048 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202401091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2024] [Revised: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
Abstract
Chiral Metal-Organic Frameworks (CMOFs) is a kind of material with great application value in recent years. Formed by the coordination of metal ions or metal clusters with organic ligands. It has ordered and adjustable pores, multi-dimensional network structure, large specific surface area and excellent adsorption properties. This material structure combines the properties of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with the chiral properties of chiral molecules. It has great advantages in catalysis, adsorption, separation and other fields. Therefore, it has a wide range of applications in chemistry, biology, medicine and materials science. In this paper, various synthesis strategies and preparation methods of chiral metal-organic frameworks are reviewed from different perspectives, and the advantages of each method are analyzed. In addition, the applications of chiral metal-organic framework materials in enantiomer recognition and separation, circular polarization luminescence and asymmetric catalysis are systematically summarized, and the corresponding mechanisms are discussed. Finally, the challenges and prospects of the development of chiral metal-organic frame materials are analyzed in detail.
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- Hui Zhang
- Research Center of Gansu Military and Civilian Integration Advanced Structural Materials, Key Laboratory of Eco-Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, 730000, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Research Center of Gansu Military and Civilian Integration Advanced Structural Materials, Key Laboratory of Eco-Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, 730000, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Research Center of Gansu Military and Civilian Integration Advanced Structural Materials, Key Laboratory of Eco-Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, 730000, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Research Center of Gansu Military and Civilian Integration Advanced Structural Materials, Key Laboratory of Eco-Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, 730000, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Research Center of Gansu Military and Civilian Integration Advanced Structural Materials, Key Laboratory of Eco-Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, 730000, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Research Center of Gansu Military and Civilian Integration Advanced Structural Materials, Key Laboratory of Eco-Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, 730000, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Research Center of Gansu Military and Civilian Integration Advanced Structural Materials, Key Laboratory of Eco-Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, 730000, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Singh V, Feldman Y, Leitus G, Brumfeld V, Shimon LJW, Lahav M, van der Boom ME. Factors Controlling Complex Morphologies of Isomorphous Metal-Organic Frameworks. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202301825. [PMID: 37334917 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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We demonstrate here how nitrate salts of bivalent copper, nickel, cobalt, and manganese, along with an achiral organic ligand, assemble into various structures such as symmetrical double-decker flowers, smooth elongated hexagonal bipyramids, and hexagonal prisms. Large morphological changes occur in these structures because of different metal cations, although they maintain isomorphous hexagonal crystallographic structures. Metal cations with stronger coordination to ligands (Cu and Ni) tend to form uniform crystals with unusual shapes, whereas weaker coordinating metal cations (Mn and Co) produce crystals with more regular hexagonal morphologies. The unusual flower-like crystals formed with copper nitrate have two pairs of six symmetrical petals with hexagonal convex centers. The texture of the petals indicates dendritic growth. Two different types of morphologies were formed by using different copper nitrate-to-ligand ratios. An excess of the metal salt results in uniform and hexagonal crystals having a narrow size distribution, whereas the use of an excess of ligand results in double-decker morphologies. Mechanistically, an intermediate structure was observed with slightly concave facets and a domed center. Such structures most likely play a key role in the formation of double-decker crystals that can be formed by fusion processes. The coordination chemistry results in isostructural chiral frameworks consisting of two types of continuous helical channels. Four pyridine units from four separate ligands are coordinated to the metal center in a plane having a chiral (propeller-type) arrangement. The individual double-decker flower crystals are homochiral and a batch consists of crystals having both handedness.
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- Vivek Singh
- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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Huang Q, Yang Y, Qian J. Structure-directed growth and morphology of multifunctional metal-organic frameworks. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/15/2023]
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Cheng Q, Ma Q, Pei H, Liang H, Zhang X, Jin X, Liu N, Guo R, Mo Z. Chiral metal-organic frameworks materials for racemate resolution. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2023]
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Hall LA, D'Alessandro DM, Lakhwani G. Chiral metal-organic frameworks for photonics. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:3567-3590. [PMID: 37161868 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00129b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
Abstract
Recently, there has been significant interest in the use of chiral metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and coordination polymers (CPs) for photonics applications. The promise of these materials lies in the ability to tune their properties through judicious selection of the metal and ligand components. Additionally, the interaction of guest species with the host framework can be exploited to realise new functionalities. In this review, we outline the methods for synthesising chiral MOFs and CPs, then analyse the recent innovations in their use for various optical and photonics applications. We focus on two emerging directions in the field of MOF chemistry - circularly polarised luminescence (CPL) and chiroptical switching - as well as the latest developments in the use of these materials for second-order nonlinear optics (NLO), particularly second-harmonic generation (SHG). The current challenges encountered so far, their possible solutions, and key directions for further research are also outlined. Overall, given the results demonstrated to date, chiral MOFs and CPs show great promise for use in future technologies such as optical communication and computing, optical displays, and all-optical devices.
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- Lyndon A Hall
- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
- The University of Sydney Nano Institute, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
- The University of Sydney Nano Institute, NSW, 2006, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
- Institute of Photonics and Optical Science, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Wen Q, Malik N, Addadi Y, Weißenfels M, Singh V, Shimon LJW, Lahav M, van der Boom ME. Energy Transport in Dichroic Metallo-organic Crystals: Selective Inclusion of Spatially Resolved Arrays of Donor and Acceptor Dyes in Different Nanochannels. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202214041. [PMID: 36385565 PMCID: PMC10107947 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
In this study, the precise positioning and alignment of arrays of two different guest molecules in a crystalline host matrix has been engineered and resulted in new optically active materials. Sub-nm differences in the diameters of two types of 1D channels are sufficient for size-selective inclusion of dyes. Energy transport occurs between the arrays of different dyes that are included in parallel-positioned nanochannels by Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET). The color of individual micro-sized crystals are dependent on their relative position under polarized light. This angular-dependent behavior is a result of the geometrically constrained orientation of the dyes by the crystallographic packing of the host matrix and is concentration dependent.
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- Qiang Wen
- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Life Science Core Facilities, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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Runowski M, Marcinkowski D, Soler-Carracedo K, Gorczyński A, Ewert E, Woźny P, Martín IR. Noncentrosymmetric Lanthanide-Based MOF Materials Exhibiting Strong SHG Activity and NIR Luminescence of Er 3+: Application in Nonlinear Optical Thermometry. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:3244-3252. [PMID: 36601726 PMCID: PMC9869334 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c22571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Optically active luminescent materials based on lanthanide ions attract significant attention due to their unique spectroscopic properties, nonlinear optical activity, and the possibility of application as contactless sensors. Lanthanide metal-organic frameworks (Ln-MOFs) that exhibit strong second-harmonic generation (SHG) and are optically active in the NIR region are unexpectedly underrepresented. Moreover, such Ln-MOFs require ligands that are chiral and/or need multistep synthetic procedures. Here, we show that the NIR pulsed laser irradiation of the noncentrosymmetric, isostructural Ln-MOF materials (MOF-Er3+ (1) and codoped MOF-Yb3+/Er3+ (2)) that are constructed from simple, achiral organic substrates in a one-step procedure results in strong and tunable SHG activity. The SHG signals could be easily collected, exciting the materials in a broad NIR spectral range, from ≈800 to 1500 nm, resulting in the intense color of emission, observed in the entire visible spectral region. Moreover, upon excitation in the range of ≈900 to 1025 nm, the materials also exhibit the NIR luminescence of Er3+ ions, centered at ≈1550 nm. The use of a 975 nm pulse excitation allows simultaneous observations of the conventional NIR emission of Er3+ and the SHG signal, altogether tuned by the composition of the Ln-MOF materials. Taking the benefits of different thermal responses of the mentioned effects, we have developed a nonlinear optical thermometer based on lanthanide-MOF materials. In this system, the SHG signal decreases with temperature, whereas the NIR emission band of Er3+ slightly broadens, allowing ratiometric (Er3+ NIR 1550 nm/SHG 488 nm) temperature monitoring. Our study provides a groundwork for the rational design of readily available and self-monitoring NLO-active Ln-MOFs with the desired optical and electronic properties.
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- Marcin Runowski
- Departamento
de Física, Universidad de La Laguna, Apdo. Correos 456, E-38200San Cristóbal de
La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
- Faculty
of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego
8, 61-614Poznań, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego
8, 61-614Poznań, Poland
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- Departamento
de Física, Universidad de La Laguna, Apdo. Correos 456, E-38200San Cristóbal de
La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego
8, 61-614Poznań, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego
8, 61-614Poznań, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego
8, 61-614Poznań, Poland
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- Departamento
de Física, Universidad de La Laguna, Apdo. Correos 456, E-38200San Cristóbal de
La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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Shao Z, Chen J, Gao K, Xie Q, Xue X, Zhou S, Huang C, Mi L, Hou H. A Double‐Helix Metal‐Chain Metal‐Organic Framework as a High‐Output Triboelectric Nanogenerator Material for Self‐Powered Anticorrosion. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202208994. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202208994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Zhichao Shao
- Center for Advanced Materials Research Zhongyuan University of Technology Zhengzhou 450007 P. R. China
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- Center for Advanced Materials Research Zhongyuan University of Technology Zhengzhou 450007 P. R. China
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- Center for Advanced Materials Research Zhongyuan University of Technology Zhengzhou 450007 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou Henan, 450001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou Henan, 450001 P. R. China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory on Big Data for Bio Intelligence Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Chongqing 400065 China
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- Center for Advanced Materials Research Zhongyuan University of Technology Zhengzhou 450007 P. R. China
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- Center for Advanced Materials Research Zhongyuan University of Technology Zhengzhou 450007 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou Henan, 450001 P. R. China
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Wen Q, di Gregorio MC, Shimon LJW, Pinkas I, Malik N, Kossoy A, Alexandrov EV, Proserpio DM, Lahav M, van der Boom ME. Chiral Motifs in Highly Interpenetrated Metal-Organic Frameworks Formed from Achiral Tetrahedral Ligands. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201108. [PMID: 35735237 PMCID: PMC9804673 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Formation of highly interpenetrated frameworks is demonstrated. An interesting observation is the presence of very large adamantane-shaped cages in a single network, making these crystals new entries in the collection of diamondoid-type metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). The frameworks were constructed by assembling tetrahedral pyridine ligands and copper dichloride. Currently, the networks' degree of interpenetration is among the highest reported and increases when the size of the ligand is increased. Highly interpenetrated frameworks typically have low surface contact areas. In contrast, in our systems, the voids take up to 63 % of the unit cell volume. The MOFs have chiral features but are formed from achiral components. The chirality is manifested by the coordination chemistry around the metal center, the structure of the helicoidal channels, and the motifs of the individual networks. Channels of both handednesses are present within the unit cells. This phenomenon shapes the walls of the channels, which are composed of 10, 16, or 32 chains correlated with the degree of interpenetration 10-, 16-, and 32-fold, respectively. By changing the distance between the center of the ligand and the coordination moieties, we succeeded in tuning the diameter of the channels. Relatively large channels were formed, having diameters up to 31.0 Å×14.8 Å.
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- Qiang Wen
- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials ScienceWeizmann Institute of ScienceRehovot7610001Israel
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials ScienceWeizmann Institute of ScienceRehovot7610001Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research SupportWeizmann Institute of ScienceRehovot7610001Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research SupportWeizmann Institute of ScienceRehovot7610001Israel
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials ScienceWeizmann Institute of ScienceRehovot7610001Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research SupportWeizmann Institute of ScienceRehovot7610001Israel
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- Samara Center for Theoretical Materials Science (SCTMS)Samara State Technical UniversitySamara443100Russia,Samara Branch of P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of SciencesSamara443011Russia
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials ScienceWeizmann Institute of ScienceRehovot7610001Israel
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials ScienceWeizmann Institute of ScienceRehovot7610001Israel
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Nasi H, Chiara di Gregorio M, Wen Q, Shimon LJW, Kaplan‐Ashiri I, Bendikov T, Leitus G, Kazes M, Oron D, Lahav M, van der Boom ME. Directing the Morphology, Packing, and Properties of Chiral Metal–Organic Frameworks by Cation Exchange**. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202205238. [PMID: 35594390 PMCID: PMC9542332 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202205238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
We show that metal–organic frameworks, based on tetrahedral pyridyl ligands, can be used as a morphological and structural template to form a series of isostructural crystals having different metal ions and properties. An iterative crystal‐to‐crystal conversion has been demonstrated by consecutive cation exchanges. The primary manganese‐based crystals are characterized by an uncommon space group (P622). The packing includes chiral channels that can mediate the cation exchange, as indicated by energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy on microtome‐sectioned crystals. The observed cation exchange is in excellent agreement with the Irving–Williams series (Mn<Fe<Co<Ni< Cu>Zn) associated with the relative stability of the resulting coordination nodes. Furthermore, we demonstrate how the metal cation controls the optical and magnetic properties. The crystals maintain their morphology, allowing a quantitative comparison of their properties at both the ensemble and single‐crystal level.
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- Hadar Nasi
- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science Weizmann Institute of Science 7610001 Rehovot Israel
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science Weizmann Institute of Science 7610001 Rehovot Israel
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science Weizmann Institute of Science 7610001 Rehovot Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research Support Weizmann Institute of Science 7610001 Rehovot Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research Support Weizmann Institute of Science 7610001 Rehovot Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research Support Weizmann Institute of Science 7610001 Rehovot Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research Support Weizmann Institute of Science 7610001 Rehovot Israel
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science Weizmann Institute of Science 7610001 Rehovot Israel
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science Weizmann Institute of Science 7610001 Rehovot Israel
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science Weizmann Institute of Science 7610001 Rehovot Israel
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science Weizmann Institute of Science 7610001 Rehovot Israel
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Oki O, Yamagishi H, Morisaki Y, Inoue R, Ogawa K, Miki N, Norikane Y, Sato H, Yamamoto Y. Synchronous assembly of chiral skeletal single-crystalline microvessels. Science 2022; 377:673-678. [PMID: 35926016 DOI: 10.1126/science.abm9596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
Skeletal or concave polyhedral crystals appear in a variety of synthetic processes and natural environments. However, their morphology, size, and orientation are difficult to control because of their highly kinetic growth character. We report a methodology to achieve synchronous, uniaxial, and stepwise growth of micrometer-scale skeletal single crystals from planar-chiral double-decker molecules. Upon drop-casting of a heated ethanol solution onto a quartz substrate, the molecules spontaneously assemble into standing vessel-shaped single crystals uniaxially and synchronously over the wide area of the substrate, with small size polydispersity. The crystal edge is active even after consumption of the molecules and resumes stereoselective growth with successive feeding. The resultant morphology can be packed into polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-like microarchitectures and behaves as a microscopic container.
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- Osamu Oki
- Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, and Tsukuba Research Center for Energy Materials Science (TREMS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, and Tsukuba Research Center for Energy Materials Science (TREMS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo 669-1337, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo 669-1337, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo 669-1337, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo 669-1337, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, and Tsukuba Research Center for Energy Materials Science (TREMS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan.,Research Institute for Advanced Electronics and Photonics, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
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- Rigaku Corporation, 12-9-3 Matsubara, Akishima, Tokyo 196-8666, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, and Tsukuba Research Center for Energy Materials Science (TREMS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
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Shao Z, Chen J, Gao K, Xie Q, Xue X, Zhou S, Huang C, Mi L, Hou H. A Double‐Helix Metal‐Chain Metal‐Organic Framework as a High‐Output Triboelectric Nanogenerator Material for Self‐Powered Anticorrosion. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202208994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Zhichao Shao
- Zhongyuan University of Technology Center for Advanced Materials CHINA
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- Zhongyuan University of Technology Center for Advanced Materials CHINA
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- Zhongyuan University of Technology Center for Advanced Materials CHINA
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- Zhongyuan University of Technology Center for Advanced Materials CHINA
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- Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Chongqing Key Laboratory on Big Data for Bio Intelligence CHINA
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- Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Chongqing Key Laboratory on Big Data for Bio Intelligence CHINA
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- Zhongyuan University of Technology Center for Advanced Materials CHINA
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- Zhongyuan University of Technology Center for Advanced Materials No. 41 Zhongyuan Road (M) 450007 Zhengzhou CHINA
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- Zhengzhou University College of chemistry CHINA
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Nasi H, Chiara di Gregorio M, Wen Q, Shimon LJW, Kaplan-Ashiri I, Bendikov T, Leitus G, Kazes M, Oron D, Lahav M, van der Boom ME. Directing the Morphology, Packing, and Properties of Chiral MetalOrganic Frameworks by Cation Exchange. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202205238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Hadar Nasi
- Weizmann Institute of Science Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science ISRAEL
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- Weizmann Institute of Science Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science ISRAEL
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- Weizmann Institute of Science Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science ISRAEL
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- Weizmann Institute of Science Molecular Science and Materials Science ISRAEL
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- Weizmann Institute of Science Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science ISRAEL
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- Weizmann Institute of Science Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science ISRAEL
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- Weizmann Institute of Science Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science ISRAEL
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Encapsulation within a coordination cage modulates the reactivity of redox-active dyes. Commun Chem 2022; 5:44. [PMID: 36697669 PMCID: PMC9814915 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-022-00658-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Confining molecules within well-defined nanosized spaces can profoundly alter their physicochemical characteristics. For example, the controlled aggregation of chromophores into discrete oligomers has been shown to tune their optical properties whereas encapsulation of reactive species within molecular hosts can increase their stability. The resazurin/resorufin pair has been widely used for detecting redox processes in biological settings; yet, how tight confinement affects the properties of these two dyes remains to be explored. Here, we show that a flexible PdII6L4 coordination cage can efficiently encapsulate both resorufin and resazurin in the form of dimers, dramatically modulating their optical properties. Furthermore, binding within the cage significantly decreases the reduction rate of resazurin to resorufin, and the rate of the subsequent reduction of resorufin to dihydroresorufin. During our studies, we also found that upon dilution, the PdII6L4 cage disassembles to afford PdII2L2 species, which lacks the ability to form inclusion complexes - a process that can be reversed upon the addition of the strongly binding resorufin/resazurin guests. We expect that the herein disclosed ability of a water-soluble cage to reversibly modulate the optical and chemical properties of a molecular redox probe will expand the versatility of synthetic fluorescent probes in biologically relevant environments.
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In the past two decades, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) or porous coordination polymers (PCPs) assembled from metal ions or clusters and organic linkers via metal-ligand coordination bonds have captivated significant scientific interest on account of their high crystallinity, exceptional porosity, and tunable pore size, high modularity, and diverse functionality. The opportunity to achieve functional porous materials by design with promising properties, unattainable for solid-state materials in general, distinguishes MOFs from other classes of materials, in particular, traditional porous materials such as activated carbon, silica, and zeolites, thereby leading to complementary properties. Scientists have conducted intense research in the production of chiral MOF (CMOF) materials for specific applications including but not limited to chiral recognition, separation, and catalysis since the discovery of the first functional CMOF (i.e., d- or l-POST-1). At present, CMOFs have become interdisciplinary between chirality chemistry, coordination chemistry, and material chemistry, which involve in many subjects including chemistry, physics, optics, medicine, pharmacology, biology, crystal engineering, environmental science, etc. In this review, we will systematically summarize the recent progress of CMOFs regarding design strategies, synthetic approaches, and cutting-edge applications. In particular, we will highlight the successful implementation of CMOFs in asymmetric catalysis, enantioselective separation, enantioselective recognition, and sensing. We envision that this review will provide readers a good understanding of CMOF chemistry and, more importantly, facilitate research endeavors for the rational design of multifunctional CMOFs and their industrial implementation.
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- Wei Gong
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P.R. China
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Malik N, Singh V, Shimon LJW, Houben L, Lahav M, van der Boom ME. Pathway-Dependent Coordination Networks: Crystals versus Films. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:16913-16918. [PMID: 34617735 PMCID: PMC8532112 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c08087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We demonstrate the
formation of both metallo-organic crystals and nanoscale
films that have entirely different compositions
and structures despite using the same set of starting materials. This
difference is the result of an unexpected cation exchange process.
The reaction of an iron polypyridyl complex with a copper salt by
diffusion of one solution into another resulted in iron-to-copper
exchange, concurrent ligand rearrangement, and the formation of metal–organic
frameworks (MOFs). This observation shows that polypyridyl complexes
can be used as expendable precursors for the growth of MOFs. In contrast,
alternative depositions of the iron polypyridyl complex with a copper
salt by automated spin coating on conductive metal oxides resulted
in the formation of electrochromic coatings, and the structure and
redox properties of the iron complex were retained. The possibility
to form such different networks from the same set of molecular building
blocks by “in solution” versus “on surface”
coordination chemistry broadens the synthetic space to design functional
materials.
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- Naveen Malik
- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, The Weizmann Institute of Science, 7610001 Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, The Weizmann Institute of Science, 7610001 Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research Support, The Weizmann Institute of Science, 7610001 Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research Support, The Weizmann Institute of Science, 7610001 Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, The Weizmann Institute of Science, 7610001 Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, The Weizmann Institute of Science, 7610001 Rehovot, Israel
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Nefedov A, Haldar R, Xu Z, Kühner H, Hofmann D, Goll D, Sapotta B, Hecht S, Krstić M, Rockstuhl C, Wenzel W, Bräse S, Tegeder P, Zojer E, Wöll C. Avoiding the Center-Symmetry Trap: Programmed Assembly of Dipolar Precursors into Porous, Crystalline Molecular Thin Films. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2103287. [PMID: 34291511 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202103287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Liquid-phase, quasi-epitaxial growth is used to stack asymmetric, dipolar organic compounds on inorganic substrates, permitting porous, crystalline molecular materials that lack inversion symmetry. This allows material fabrication with built-in electric fields. A new programmed assembly strategy based on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is described that facilitates crystalline, noncentrosymmetric space groups for achiral compounds. Electric fields are integrated into crystalline, porous thin films with an orientation normal to the substrate. Changes in electrostatic potential are detected via core-level shifts of marker atoms on the MOF thin films and agree with theoretical results. The integration of built-in electric fields into organic, crystalline, and porous materials creates possibilities for band structure engineering to control the alignment of electronic levels in organic molecules. Built-in electric fields may also be used to tune the transfer of charges from donors loaded via programmed assembly into MOF pores. Applications include organic electronics, photonics, and nonlinear optics, since the absence of inversion symmetry results in a clear second-harmonic generation signal.
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- Alexei Nefedov
- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500046, India
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry (IOC), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials & Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Forckenbeckstr. 50, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Theoretical Solid State Physics (TFP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Wolfgang Gaede Str. 1, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Theoretical Solid State Physics (TFP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Wolfgang Gaede Str. 1, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry (IOC), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems (IBCS-FMS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Graz University of Technology, NAWI Graz, Petersgasse 16, Graz, 8010, Austria
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Shi R, Han X, Xu J, Bu XH. Crystalline Porous Materials for Nonlinear Optics. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2006416. [PMID: 33734577 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202006416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Crystalline porous materials have been extensively explored for wide applications in many fields including nonlinear optics (NLO) for frequency doubling, two-photon absorption/emission, optical limiting effect, photoelectric conversion, and biological imaging. The structural diversity and flexibility of the crystalline porous materials such as the metal-organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, and polyoxometalates provide numerous opportunities to orderly organize the dipolar chromophores and to systemically modify the type and concentration of these dipolar chromophores in the confined spaces, which are highly desirable for NLO. Here, the recent advances in the crystalline porous NLO materials are discussed. The second-order NLO of crystalline porous materials have been mainly devoted to the chiral and achiral structures, while the third-order NLO crystalline porous materials have been categorized into pure organic and hybrid organic/inorganic materials. Some representative properties and applications of these crystalline porous materials in the NLO regime are highlighted. The future perspective of challenges as well as the potential research directions of crystalline porous materials have been also proposed.
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- Rongchao Shi
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tongyan Road 38, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tongyan Road 38, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tongyan Road 38, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tongyan Road 38, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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Wan Y, Wang J, Shu H, Cheng B, He Z, Wang P, Xia T. Series of Luminescent Lanthanide MOFs with Regular SHG Performance. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:7345-7350. [PMID: 33902276 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Second-harmonic generation (SHG) is a kind of nonlinear optical phenomenon which has been widely used in optical devices, and factors influencing its signal are very complex. Here, taking advantage of excellent structural designability and overcoming the limitations of various coordinations of lanthanide metals, for the first time a series of lanthanide metal-organic frameworks (Ln-MOFs) with one particular ligand were synthesized and structurally characterized to study the interference of the SHG signal. The optical performance including single-photon fluorescence and SHG was collected and analyzed. It is found that all 13 kinds of Ln-MOFs can be divided into 2 crystal configurations by their individual space groups and Ln-MOFs with coordinated metal atoms from La to Tb possessing the noncentrosymmetric C2 space group exhibit the SHG property, the intensity of which depends on the type of metal atoms, the pumping wavelength, and the size of the single-crystal particles. This is the first time that the relationship between the nonlinear optical properties and the structure, metal atoms, pumping wavelength, crystal size of the whole series of Ln-MOFs is studied systematically, providing a lot of interesting results and enriching the research scope of nonlinear optics and materials science.
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- Yating Wan
- Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Shanghai 201800, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Cyrus Tang Center for Sensor Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Institute of Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621907, China
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Han SS, Yao WD, Yu SX, Sun Y, Gong A, Guo SP. A Series of Pentanary Salt-Inclusion Chalcogenoborates Containing a B 12Q 12 (Q = S, Se) Cluster Exhibiting a Kleinman-Forbidden Frequency-Doubling Effect. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:3375-3383. [PMID: 33561345 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A series of pentanary chalcogenoborates (A3X)[InB12(InQ4)3] (A = K, Rb, Cs; X = Cl, Br, I; Q = S, Se) were obtained by high-temperature solid-state reactions. These salt-inclusion chalcogenides crystallize in the hexagonal space group P6322, a type of Kleinman-forbidden noncentrosymmetric structure. Their structures feature a [InB12(InQ4)3] open framework built by InQ6 octahedra and InQ4 tetrahedra consolidated B12 cluster, which accomodates octahedral cavities for XA6 units. They are second-harmonic generation active, and their optical properties were studied experimentally and theoretically. This work can evoke more interest in chalcogenoborate-based second-order nonlinear optical materials.
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- Shan-Shan Han
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou Polytechnic Institute, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225127, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou Polytechnic Institute, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225127, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002, P. R. China
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di Gregorio MC, Elsousou M, Wen Q, Shimon LJW, Brumfeld V, Houben L, Lahav M, van der Boom ME. Molecular cannibalism: Sacrificial materials as precursors for hollow and multidomain single crystals. Nat Commun 2021; 12:957. [PMID: 33574249 PMCID: PMC7878748 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21076-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The coexistence of single-crystallinity with a multidomain morphology is a paradoxical phenomenon occurring in biomineralization. Translating such feature to synthetic materials is a highly challenging process in crystal engineering. We demonstrate the formation of metallo-organic single-crystals with a unique appearance: six-connected half-rods forming a hexagonal-like tube. These uniform objects are formed from unstable, monodomain crystals. The monodomain crystals dissolve from the inner regions, while material is anisotropically added to their shell, resulting in hollow, single-crystals. Regardless of the different morphologies and growth mechanism, the crystallographic structures of the mono- and multidomain crystals are nearly identical. The chiral crystals are formed from achiral components, and belong to a rare space group (P622). Sonication of the solvents generating radical species is essential for forming the multidomain single-crystals. This process reduces the concentration of the active metal salt. Our approach offers opportunities to generate a new class of crystals.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
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