Metal-organic frameworks
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are crystalline and highly porous coordination polymers built from the connection of metal ions or clusters and organic linkers. They offer virtually unlimited possibilities of customisation of their crystal structure and physical-chemical properties. This is an extremely attractive feature for application in several fields, including gas sorption/separation.
Our research focuses on developing novel ultrastable MOFs based on abundant and non-toxic metals and tailoring their physical-chemical properties to improve their affinity for the target species, primarily carbon dioxide. Our work has a strong synthetic character: synthesis of new materials, development of new synthetic methodologies and manipulation of the structure of known materials equally fascinate us. This is paired with the interest in understanding the structure of materials at the atomic level and its relationship with their physical-chemical properties.
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