Understanding and controlling the nucleation and growth of metal-organic frameworks.
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- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Carpenter BP; Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-2025, USA. patters3@uci.edu.; Talosig AR; Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-2025, USA. patters3@uci.edu.; Rose B; Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-2025, USA. patters3@uci.edu.; Di Palma G; Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-2025, USA. patters3@uci.edu.; Patterson JP; Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-2025, USA. patters3@uci.edu.
- Source
- Publisher: Chemical Society Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0335405 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1460-4744 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 03060012 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Chem Soc Rev Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE; MEDLINE
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- Language
- English
Metal-organic frameworks offer a diverse landscape of building blocks to design high performance materials for implications in almost every major industry. With this diversity stems complex crystallization mechanisms with various pathways and intermediates. Crystallization studies have been key to the advancement of countless biological and synthetic systems, with MOFs being no exception. This review provides an overview of the current theories and fundamental chemistry used to decipher MOF crystallization. We then discuss how intrinsic and extrinsic synthetic parameters can be used as tools to modulate the crystallization pathway to produce MOF crystals with finely tuned physical and chemical properties. Experimental and computational methods are provided to guide the probing of MOF crystal formation on the molecular and bulk scale. Lastly, we summarize the recent major advances in the field and our outlook on the exciting future of MOF crystallization.