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Chiral metal-organic frameworks for photonics
Lyndon A Hall1, Deanna M D'Alessandro1,2, Girish Lakhwani1,2,3,4
1School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia. deanna.dalessandro@sydney.edu.au.
Chemical Society Reviews
|May 10, 2023
Summary
Chiral metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and coordination polymers (CPs) are promising for photonics. This review covers their synthesis, applications in circularly polarized luminescence, chiroptical switching, and nonlinear optics for future optical devices.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Optics
- Chemistry
Background:
- Chiral metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and coordination polymers (CPs) are gaining attention for photonics.
- Their properties can be tuned by metal and ligand selection, and guest-framework interactions enable new functionalities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review synthesis methods for chiral MOFs and CPs.
- To analyze recent innovations in their optical and photonics applications.
- To discuss challenges and future research directions.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of synthesis techniques for chiral MOFs and CPs.
- Analysis of applications in circularly polarized luminescence (CPL), chiroptical switching, and nonlinear optics (NLO).
- Focus on second-harmonic generation (SHG) within NLO.
Main Results:
- Chiral MOFs and CPs demonstrate tunable optical properties.
- Emerging applications include CPL, chiroptical switching, and second-order NLO (SHG).
- These materials show potential for advanced optical technologies.
Conclusions:
- Chiral MOFs and CPs are versatile materials for photonics.
- Further research can overcome current challenges, paving the way for applications in optical communication, computing, displays, and all-optical devices.
