Molecular Sieving and Direct Visualization of CO2 in Binding Pockets of an Ultramicroporous Lanthanide Metal–Organic Framework Platform
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b04619
Abstract
Inspired by the structure of carbonic anhydrase, we developed a robust ultramicroporous lanthanide metal–organic framework (MOF) platform (NKMOF-3-Ln), which possesses a porous pocket to selectively bind with CO2 at ambient conditions. Notably, CO2 molecules can be precisely observed in the single-crystal structure of NKMOF-3-Ln. Highly ordered CO2 molecules can strongly interact with the framework via electrostatic interaction of nitrates. We found that the CO2 adsorption capacity and binding energy were gradually enhanced as lanthanide contraction. The strong CO2 binding affinity endows NKMOF-3-Ln with excellent CO2 separation performance, which is verified by experimental breakthrough results. Moreover, because of the specific binding affinity of CO2, NKMOF-3-Eu showed a fluorescence response to CO2.
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Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, v. 11, issue 26, p. 23192-23197
Scholar Commons Citation
Han, Lin; Pham, Tony; Zhuo, Mingjing; Forrest, Katherine A.; Suepaul, Shanelle; Space, Brian; Zaworotko, Michael J.; Shi, Wei; Chen, Yao; Cheng, Peng; and Zhang, Zhenjie, "Molecular Sieving and Direct Visualization of CO2 in Binding Pockets of an Ultramicroporous Lanthanide Metal–Organic Framework Platform" (2019). Chemistry Faculty Publications. 185.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/chm_facpub/185
