Controlling Size, Defectiveness, and Fluorescence in Nanoparticle UiO-66 through Water and Ligand Modulation

• Published in: Chemistry of materials Vol. 31; no. 13; pp. 4831 - 4839
• Main Authors: Decker, Gerald E, Stillman, Zachary, Attia, Lucas, Fromen, Catherine A, Bloch, Eric D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 09.07.2019

UiO-66, a zirconium­(IV) metal–organic framework composed of six-metal clusters and terephthalic acid ligands, displays excellent thermal and chemical stability and has functions in gas storage, catalysis, selective adsorption, and drug delivery. Though the stability of UiO-66 is highly advantageous...