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Robust Biological Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework with Post-Functionalized Rhenium(I) Sites for Efficient Heterogeneous Visible Light-Driven CO 2 Reduction

April 12, 2021
Author(s)
Baoqiu Yu, Lianjie Li, Shanshan Liu, Hailong Wang, Heyuan Liu, Chenxiang Lin, Chao Liu, Hui Wu, Wei Zhou, Xiyou Li, Tianyu Wang, Banglin Chen, Jianzhuang Jiang
A robust 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy)-derived biological hydrogenbonded framework (HOF-25) has been realized depending on guanine-quadruplex with the assistance of π-π interaction, which reacts with Re(CO) 5Cl to give a post-functionalized HOF-25-Re. Xray

Interplay between the Reorientational Dynamics of the B 3 H 8 - Anion and the Structure in KB 3 H 8

February 25, 2021
Author(s)
M. S. Andersson, Jakob Grinderslev, X.-M. Chen, X. Chen, Ulrich Haussermann, Wei Zhou, T. R. Jensen, M. Karlsson, Terrence J. Udovic
The local structure and reorientational dynamics of KB 3H 8 were studied using quasielastic and inelastic neutron scattering, Raman spectroscopy, first-principles calculations and differential scanning calorimetry. The results reveal the existence of a

Porous Organic Cages as Synthetic Water Channels

September 30, 2020
Author(s)
Yi D. Yuan, Jinqiao Dong, Jie Liu, Daohui Zhao, Hui Wu, Wei Zhou, Hui X. Gan, Yen W. Tong, Jianwen Jiang, Dan Zhao
Nature has protein channels (e.g., aquaporins) that preferentially transport water molecules while rejecting even the smallest hydrated ions. Aspirations to create robust synthetic counterparts have led to the development of a few one-dimensional (1D)

Electrically Conductive 3D Metal-Organic Framework Featuring p-Acidic Hexaazatriphenylene Hexacarbonitrile Ligands with Anion-p Interaction and Efficient Charge-Transport Capabilities

September 8, 2020
Author(s)
Ashok Yadav, Dillip K. Panda, Shiyu Zhang, Wei Zhou, Sourav Saha
Owing to their unparalleled synthetic simplicity, structural tunability, and functional versatility, electrically conductive metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as one of the most promising electronic materials of the 21 st century. With much of

Structural and Dynamical Properties of Potassium Dodecahydro-Monocarba-Closo-Dodecaborate: KCB 11 H 12

August 20, 2020
Author(s)
Mirjana Dimitrievska, Hui Wu, Vitalie Stavila, Olga A. Babanova, Roman V. Skoryunov, Alexei V. Soloninin, Wei Zhou, Benjamin Trump
MCB 11H 12 (M: Li, Na) dodecahydro-monocarba-closo-dodecaborate salt compounds are known to have stellar superionic Li + and Na + conductivities in their high-temperature disordered phases, making them potentially appealing electrolytes in all-solid-state

Optimization of the Pore Structures of MOFs for Record High Hydrogen Volumetric Working Capacity

April 28, 2020
Author(s)
Xin Zhang, Rui-Biao Lin, Jing Wang, Bin Wang, Bin Liang, Taner N. Yildirim, Jian Zhang, Wei Zhou, Banglin Chen
Metal-organic frameworks are promising materials for onboard hydrogen storage thanks to the tunable pore size, pore volume, and pore geometry. In consideration of pore structures, the correlation between the pore volume and hydrogen storage capacity is

Reversible Switching between Nonporous and Porous Phases of a New SIFSIX Coordination Network Induced by a Flexible Linker Ligand

April 15, 2020
Author(s)
Bai-Qiao Song, Qing-Yuan Yang, Shi-Qiang Wang, Matthias Vandichel, Amrit Kumar, Clare Crowley, Naveen Kumar, Cheng-Hua Deng, Victoria GasconPerez, Matteo Lusi, Hui Wu, Wei Zhou, Michael J. Zaworotko
Closed-to-open structural transformations in flexible coordination networks are of interest for their potential utility in gas storage and separation. Herein, we report the first example of a flexible SiF 6 2--pillared square grid material, [Cu(SiF 6)(L) 2

Metallo-N-Heterocycles - A New Family of Hydrogen Storage Material

April 1, 2020
Author(s)
Khai Chen Tan, Yang Yu, Ruting Chen, Teng He, Zijun Jing, Qijun Pei, Jintao Wang, Yong Shen Chua, Anan Wu, Wei Zhou, Hui Wu, Ping Chen
Storing hydrogen efficiently in condensed material under mild conditions is a key technique challenge. Here, we developed a new family of hydrogen storage material spanning across the domain of inorganic and organic hydrides, namely metalorganic hydrides

A Microporous Metal-Organic Framework with Naphthalene Diimide Groups for High Methane Storage

March 28, 2020
Author(s)
Yingxiang Ye, Rui-Biao Lin, Hui Cui, Ali Alsalme, Wei Zhou, Taner N. Yildirim, Zhangjing Zhang, Shengchang Xiang, Banglin Chen
We reported a microporous MOF FJU-101 with open naphthalene diimide functional groups for room temperature (RT) high methane storage. At RT and 65 bar, the total volumetric CH 4 storage capacity of 212 cm -3 in FJU-101a is significantly higher than the

Structure and Dynamics of Ethane Confined in Silica Nanopores in the Presence of CO 2

February 28, 2020
Author(s)
Tingting Liu, Siddharth Guatam, David R. Cole, Sumant Patankar, David Tomasko, Wei Zhou, Gernot Rother
Fundamental understanding of subcritical/supercritical behavior of key hydrocarbon species inside nanoporous matrices at elevated pressure and temperature is less developed compared to bulk fluids, but this knowledge is needed for efficient utilization of

Understanding Superionic Conductivity in Lithium and Sodium Salts of Weakly Coordinating Closo-Hexahalocarbaborate Anions

February 25, 2020
Author(s)
Mathias Jorgensen, Patrick T. Shea, Anton W. Tomich, Joel B. Varley, Marnik Bercx, Sergio Lovera, Radovan Cerny, Wei Zhou, Terrence J. Udovic, Vincent Lavallo, Torben R. Jensen, Brandon C. Wood, Vitalie Stavila
Solid-state ion conductors based on closo-polyborate anions combine high ionic conductivity with a rich array of tunable properties. Cation mobility in these systems is intimately related to the strength of the interaction with the neighboring anionic

Reversed Ethane/Ethylene Adsorption in Metal-Organic Frameworks via Introduction of Oxygen

February 1, 2020
Author(s)
Ling Yang, Wei Zhou, Hao Li, Ali Alsalme, Litao Jia, Jinping Li, Libo Li, Banglin Chen
Separation of ethane from ethylene is a very important but challenging process in the petrochemical industry. Finding an alternative method would reduce the energy needed to make the 170 million tons of ethylene manufactured worldwide each year. Adsorptive

Selective Ethane/Ethylene Separation in a Robust Microporous Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework

January 8, 2020
Author(s)
Xu Zhang, Libo Li, Jia-Xin Wang, Hui-Min Wen, Rajamani Krishna, Hui Wu, Wei Zhou, Zhong-Ning Chen, Bin Li, Guodong Qian, Banglin Chen
The separation of ethane (C 2H 6) from ethylene (C 2H 4) is of prime importance in the production of polymergrade C 2H 4 for industrial manufacturing. It is very challenging and still remains unexploited to fully realize efficient C 2H 6/C 2H 4 separation

Structural and Reorientational Dynamics of Tetrahydroborate (BH 4 -) and Tetrahydrofuran (THF) in a Mg(BH 4 ) 2 &#82263THF Adduct: Neutron-Scattering Characterization

January 7, 2020
Author(s)
Mirjana NMN Dimitrievska, Marina Chong, Mark E. Bowden, Hui Wu, Wei Zhou, Iffat Nayyar, Bojana Ginovska, Thomas Gennett, Tom Autrey, Craig M. Jensen, Terrence J. Udovic
Metal borohydrides are considered as promising materials for hydrogen storage applications due to their high volumetric and gravimetric hydrogen densities. Recently, different solvents have been complexed with Mg(BH 4) 2 in efforts to improve its

Enhanced Gas Uptake in a Microporous Metal-Organic Framework via a Sorbate Induced-Fit Mechanism

November 13, 2019
Author(s)
Mei-Hui Yu, Brian Space, Douglas Franz, Wei Zhou, Chaohui He, Libo Li, Rajamani Krishna, Ze Chang, Wei Li, Tong-Liang Hu, Xian-He Bu
Physical adsorption of gas molecules in microporous materials is an exothermic process, with desorption entropy driving a decrease in uptake with temperature. Enhanced gas sorption with increasing temperature is rare in porous materials and is indicative

Tailoring the Pore Geometry and Chemistry in Microporous Metal-Organic Frameworks for High Methane Storage Working Capacity

November 13, 2019
Author(s)
Kai Shao, Jiyan Pei, Jia-Xin Wang, Yu Yang, Yuanjing Cui, Wei Zhou, Taner N. Yildirim, Bin Li, Banglin Chen, Guodong Qian
We realize that tailoring pore size/geometry and Chemistry, by virture of alkynl or naphthalene replacing phenyl within a series of isomorphic MOFs, can optimize methane storage working capacities, affording an exceptionally high working capacity of 203 cm

Low-Temperature Rotational Tunneling of Tetrahydroborate Anions in Lithium Benzimidazolate-Borohydride Li 2 (blm)BH 4

August 7, 2019
Author(s)
Alexander V. Skripov, Mirjana NMN Dimitrievska, Olga A. Babanova, R. V. Skoryunov, Alexei V. Soloninin, Fabrice Morelle, Y. Filinchuk, Antonio Faraone, Hui Wu, Wei Zhou, Terrence J. Udovic
To investigate the dynamical properties of the novel hybrid compound, lithium benzimidazolate-borohydride Li 2(bIm)BH 4 (where bIm denotes a benzimidazolate anion, C 7N 2H 5u-^), we have used a set of complementary techniques: neutron powder diffraction