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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Chemistry
  • Crystallography

Background:

  • Flexible metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), or soft porous crystals, display dynamic structural changes upon external stimuli while maintaining crystallinity.
  • These reversible transformations are unique to flexible MOFs, offering distinct properties for various applications.
  • Investigating these dynamic behaviors at the molecular level is crucial for understanding and optimizing their performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To summarize recent progress in the design, synthesis, and applications of flexible MOFs.
  • To highlight the construction principles and mechanisms underlying their stimuli-responsive behaviors.
  • To review representative applications in molecule separation, sensing, and multiferroic materials.

Main Methods:

  • In situ single-crystal or powder X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic techniques were employed to study dynamic behaviors.
  • Rational structural design, including the introduction of specific stimuli-responsive groups and tuning metal coordination, was utilized.
  • A strong correlation strategy based on guest-framework supramolecular interactions was proposed for temperature-responsive regulation.

Main Results:

  • Flexible MOFs with remarkable structural transformations were constructed using F-modified ligands and optimized metal coordination.
  • Gas molecule-responsive flexible MOFs demonstrated efficient short-chain alkane separation.
  • Novel flexible fluorescent MOFs enabled smart sensing of temperature, pressure, and volatile organic compounds; multiferroic materials with high working temperatures were also developed.

Conclusions:

  • Flexible MOFs offer significant potential for advanced applications due to their unique dynamic properties.
  • Further research is needed for precise synthesis, in-depth structure-property investigations, performance optimization, and industrialization.
  • Continued development of flexible MOFs promises next-generation smart materials for challenging chemical separation, environmental sensing, and information storage.