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Recent Advances of Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy for Microporous Materials
Shenhui Li1,2, Olivier Lafon3,4, Weiyu Wang1,2
1National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China.
Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
|September 9, 2020
Summary
Solid-state NMR (SSNMR) is a powerful tool for characterizing microporous materials like zeolites and MOFs. This review highlights SSNMR
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Solid-State Chemistry
- Analytical Chemistry
Background:
- Microporous materials are vital for catalysis, separation, and gas storage.
- Understanding their structure and properties is key for technological applications.
- Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (SSNMR) offers atomic-level insights into solid materials.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review advanced SSNMR instruments and methods for microporous material characterization.
- To discuss recent progress in applying SSNMR to diverse porous materials.
- To explore the potential and challenges of SSNMR in this field.
Main Methods:
- Description of advanced SSNMR instrumentation.
- Application of SSNMR techniques to zeolites, MOFs, COFs, PAFs, and layered materials.
- Analysis of local structure, dynamics, and chemical processes within confined spaces.
Main Results:
- SSNMR provides detailed atomic-level structural and dynamic information.
- Diverse microporous materials, including zeolites and metal-organic frameworks, are effectively studied.
- SSNMR reveals insights into chemical processes occurring in the confined environments of porous materials.
Conclusions:
- SSNMR is an indispensable tool for advancing microporous material science.
- Continued development of SSNMR methods will enhance the design of high-performance porous materials.
- Future prospects involve tackling complex challenges in SSNMR studies of porous systems.
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