We investigated the adsorption properties and the dielectric behavior of a very well-known metal-organic framework (MOF), namely Cu-3(BTC)(2) (known as HKUST-1; BTC = 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate), before and after protection with some amines. This treatment has the purpose of reducing the inherent hygroscopic nature of HKUST-1, which is a serious drawback in its application of as low-dielectric-constant (low-kappa) material. Moreover, we investigated the structure of HKUST-1 under a strong electric field, confirming the robustness of the framework. Even under dielectric perturbation, the water molecules adsorbed by the MOF remained almost invisible to X-ray diffraction, apart from those directly bound to the metal ions. However, the replacement of H2O with a more visible guest molecule such as CH2Br2 made the cavity that traps the guest more visible. Finally, in this work we demonstrate that impedance spectroscopy is a valuable tool for identifying water sorption in porous materials, providing information that is complementary to that of adsorption isotherms.
The Dielectric Behavior of Protected HKUST-1 / S. Sorbara, N. Casati, V. Colombo, F. Bossola, P. Macchi. - In: CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 2624-8549. - 4:2(2022), pp. 576-591. [10.3390/chemistry4020041]
The Dielectric Behavior of Protected HKUST-1
V. Colombo;
2022
Abstract
We investigated the adsorption properties and the dielectric behavior of a very well-known metal-organic framework (MOF), namely Cu-3(BTC)(2) (known as HKUST-1; BTC = 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate), before and after protection with some amines. This treatment has the purpose of reducing the inherent hygroscopic nature of HKUST-1, which is a serious drawback in its application of as low-dielectric-constant (low-kappa) material. Moreover, we investigated the structure of HKUST-1 under a strong electric field, confirming the robustness of the framework. Even under dielectric perturbation, the water molecules adsorbed by the MOF remained almost invisible to X-ray diffraction, apart from those directly bound to the metal ions. However, the replacement of H2O with a more visible guest molecule such as CH2Br2 made the cavity that traps the guest more visible. Finally, in this work we demonstrate that impedance spectroscopy is a valuable tool for identifying water sorption in porous materials, providing information that is complementary to that of adsorption isotherms.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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