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Gérard Férey¹

¹Institut Lavoisier (UMR CNRS 8180), 45, Avenue des Etats-Unis, Université de Versailles St-Quentin en Yvelines 78035, Versailles, France. ferey@chimie.uvsq.fr

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Summary

This review covers hybrid porous solids, focusing on their design for large pores, synthesis, and dynamic properties. These materials offer tunable pore sizes for advanced applications in adsorption and storage.

Area of Science:

Materials Science
Solid State Chemistry
Catalysis

Background:

Hybrid porous solids represent a significant advancement in materials science.
Their unique structures offer tunable properties for various applications.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a state-of-the-art review on hybrid porous solids.
To discuss design strategies for achieving very large pores.
To explore their dynamic properties and structure prediction.

Main Methods:

Critical literature review of recent advancements.
Analysis of synthesis routes and structural concepts.
Discussion of structure-property relationships.

Main Results:

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Hybrid porous solids offer advantages in pore size tunability.
New synthesis routes enable the design of materials with very large pores.
Predictive models for structure and dynamic properties are emerging.

Conclusions:

The large tunability of pore size in hybrid porous solids leads to unprecedented properties.
Applications include species adsorption, storage, delivery, and enhanced physical properties.
This field holds significant promise for future materials development.