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FlexiMOFs-2

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A Design Principle for Predicting Flexible Metal-Organic Frameworks
Metal-organic frameworks, MOFs, are porous organic-inorganic hybrid materials that hold the potential for developing new technologies to tackle some of the pressing global challenges such as pollution, climate change and energy cr... Metal-organic frameworks, MOFs, are porous organic-inorganic hybrid materials that hold the potential for developing new technologies to tackle some of the pressing global challenges such as pollution, climate change and energy crisis. Their typical low mass densities, high internal surface area, large pore volumes and facile chemistry makes them suitable for application in gas storage, filtration, extraction, catalysis and so on. Some MOFs are known to show a substantial degree of structural flexibility wherein the framework reversibly expands/contracts when subjected to external stimuli like pressure/heat/light or during absorption/desorption. This structural flexibility, if fully understood, can be used to enable the technological development of MOF-based recyclable filters, switchable catalysts, threshold sensors, stimulus-induced drug delivery systems with integrated key-lock functionality, compressible gas tanks and so on. However, the origin of this flexibility has not yet been sufficiently understood to enable the rational design of flexible MOFs. This research project aims to provide a conceptual understanding on the origin of this flexibility at the atomic regime by analysing all unique building units, topologies, and frameworks of all published MOFs to design a universally robust metric for predicting flexibility and mechanical properties of MOFs with the overarching goal of providing a theoretical methodology for the crystal engineering of flexible MOFs. ver más
31/08/2025
TUD
174K€
Perfil tecnológico estimado
Duración del proyecto: 27 meses Fecha Inicio: 2023-05-03
Fecha Fin: 2025-08-31

Línea de financiación: concedida

El organismo HORIZON EUROPE notifico la concesión del proyecto el día 2023-05-03
Línea de financiación objetivo El proyecto se financió a través de la siguiente ayuda:
HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01-01: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022
Cerrada hace 2 años
Presupuesto El presupuesto total del proyecto asciende a 174K€
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TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN No se ha especificado una descripción o un objeto social para esta compañía.
Perfil tecnológico TRL 4-5