Analysis and New Applications of Metal Organic Frameworks (MOF): Thermal Conductivity of a Perovskite-type MOF and Incorporation of a Lewis Pair into a MOF.

Author

Wilarachchige D C B Gunatilleke, University of South FloridaFollow

Graduation Year

2018

Document Type

Thesis

Degree

M.S.

Degree Name

Master of Science (M.S.)

Degree Granting Department

Chemistry

Major Professor

Shengqian Ma, Ph.D.

Committee Member

Julie Harmon, Ph.D.

Committee Member

Jianfeng Cai, Ph.D.

Committee Member

George Nolas, Ph.D.

Keywords

coordination interactions, heterogeneous catalysis, perovskite structure, phase transition

Abstract

Metal organic frameworks have gained much attention due to their tunable pore sizes and very high surface areas. With the discovery many of these type materials the need has raised to look into new applications of theses porous frameworks. This thesis focuses on the synthesis of a new perovskite-type metal organic framework and measurement of its thermal conductivity in search of its applicability as a thermoelectric material. The second part of this work focuses on the synthesis of a metal organic framework incorporated with a Lewis pair for the first time. The optimum loading amount of the Lewis pair into the framework was also investigated.

Scholar Commons Citation

Gunatilleke, Wilarachchige D C B, "Analysis and New Applications of Metal Organic Frameworks (MOF): Thermal Conductivity of a Perovskite-type MOF and Incorporation of a Lewis Pair into a MOF." (2018). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/7514