Tunable Anisotropic Thermal Expansion of a Porous Zinc(II) Metal–Organic Framework

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Abstract

A novel three-dimensional metal-organic framework (MOF) that displays anisotropic thermal expansion has been prepared and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCD) and thermal analysis. The as-prepared MOF has one-dimensional channels containing guest molecules that can be removed and/or exchanged for other guest molecules in a single-crystal to single-crystal fashion. When the original guest molecules are replaced there is a noticeable effect on the host mechanics, altering the thermal expansion properties of the material. This study of the thermal expansion coefficients of different inclusion complexes of the host MOF involved systematic alteration of guest size, i.e., methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, and isopropanol, showing that fine control over the thermal expansion coefficients can be achieved and that the coefficients can be correlated with the size of the guest. As a proof of concept, this study demonstrates the realizable principle that a single-crystal material with an exchangeable guest component (as opposed to a composite) may be used to achieve a tunable thermal expansion coefficient. In addition, this study demonstrates that greater variance in the absolute dimensions of a crystal can be achieved when one has two variables that affect it, i.e., the host-guest interactions and temperature.

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