Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a versatile material and have enjoyed widespread study and use as tunable scaffolds for energy storage, catalysis, and separations. Our lab is focused on developing new approaches for the synthesis and characterization of hierarchically structured and responsive MOFs and related coordination polymers. We demonstrate the synthesis of 1- and 2-dimensional coordination polymers composed of di-Mo complexes. These materials exhibit anomalous gas adsorption characteristics, redox activity, and photo-tunable charge transport. Notably, we demonstrate the versatility of chemical vapor deposition and the unique opportunities this method presents for the preparation of layered 2-dimensional MOFs. We show that single crystal device studies allow for not only detailed investigation of charge transport mechanisms within these materials, but also <i>in situ</i> identification of the unique response of these MOFs to optical, electronic, and chemical stimuli.

Gas-phase synthesis of hierarchically structured and responsive metal–organic frameworks

2019 Fall National Meeting

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