Recent Advances in Metal–Organic Framework Materials: Design and Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 September 2023) | Viewed by 342
Special Issue Editors
Interests: metal–organic frameworks (MOFs); graphene-related materials (GRMs); MOF-derived metal oxides; carbon-based materials; biomass-derived materials; nanomaterials; hybrids; composites; material synthesis; material characterization
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Interests: metal–organic frameworks (MOFs); graphene-related materials (GRMs); MOF-derived metal oxides; carbon-rich materials; multifunctional materials; hybrids; composites; biocompatible materials; end-of-life material valorization; material synthesis; material characterization
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are one of the hottest research topics in material science. MOFs are three-dimensional organic–inorganic complexes that arise from the strong coordination bonds found between metal nodes and organic linkers. As a consequence of their large array of exploitable structural properties, mainly their high porosity and chemical variability, MOFs are promising materials for environmental, technological and biomedical applications. By properly selecting MOF precursors (metal nodes and organic linkers), the synthetic conditions or by combining MOFs with suitable materials, the functionality and the textural/thermal/magnetic/electric properties can be improved to meet specific requirements opening the door to novel and unimaginable uses and possibilities.
Within this collection of articles, cutting-edge research developments on MOF design, synthesis, applications and more advanced MOF fabrications and functionalization strategies to acquire more performant materials plan to be reviewed.
Themes of interest include, but are not limited to:
- MOF applications in catalysis, sensing, gas adsorption and storage;
- Emerging MOF applications in water remediation, drug delivery, proton-exchange phenomena and energy harvesting;
- Strategies to overcome MOFs’ typical poor thermal and water stabilities, low mechanical strength and poor processability;
- Photoactive MOFs;
- Mixed-metal MOFs, MOF composites and hybrids and engineered MOFs (examples are porous membranes and hierarchical porous structures).
As well as original research, reviews/mini-reviews, perspectives and opinion articles are also accepted.
Dr. Valentina Gargiulo
Dr. Michela Alfè
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)
- mixed-metal MOFs
- MOF composites
- MOF hybrids
- engineered MOFs
- MOF synthesis
- MOFs for catalysis
- MOFs for sensing
- MOFs for drug delivery
- photoactive MOFs
- MOFs for water remediation
- proton exchange in MOFs
