Metal-Organic Frameworks: A Rapidly Growing Class of Versatile Nanoporous Materials

• Published in: Advanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 249 - 267
• Main Authors: Meek, Scott T., Greathouse, Jeffery A., Allendorf, Mark D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 11.01.2011; WILEY‐VCH Verlag
• Subjects: Catalysis; Cations; Chemical Fractionation; Computer Simulation; Detection; Drug Carriers - chemical synthesis; Drug Carriers - chemistry; Drug Delivery; Drug delivery systems; Electronics; Focusing; Metal-organic frameworks; Metals - chemistry; Nanomaterials; Nanopores; Nanostructure; Networks; Organic Chemicals - chemistry; Sensing; Separation
• ISSN: 0935-9648; 1521-4095; 1521-4095
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201002854

Metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) represent a new class of hybrid organic‐inorganic supramolecular materials comprised of ordered networks formed from organic electron donor linkers and metal cations. They can exhibit extremely high surface areas, as well as tunable pore size and functionality, and ca...