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Author Spotlight: Experimental Approaches for the Synthesis of Low-Valent Metal-Organic Frameworks from Multitopic Phosphine Linkers
Published on: May 12, 2023
Spin-Frustrated Metal-Organic Frameworks
Rimpa Mandal1, Pranay Ninawe1, Aradhana Acharya1
1Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, 411008, India.
Abstract:
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a fascinating class of structured materials with diverse functionality originating from their distinctive physicochemical properties. This review focuses on the specific chemical design of geometrically frustrated MOFs along with the origin of the intriguing magnetic properties. We have discussed the arrangement of spin centres (metal and ligand) which are responsible for the unusual magnetic phenomena in MOFs. Both two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) MOFs with frustrated magnetism, their synthetic routes, and evaluation of magnetic properties are highlighted. Such spin-frustrated MOFs may find applications in the field of memory devices, transistors, sensors, and the development of unconventional superconductors.
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