Experimental Elucidation of a Cubane Water Cluster in the Hydrophobic Cavity of UiO-66.

ABSTRACT: Nanoscale water plays a pivotal role in determining the properties and functionalities of materials, and the precise control of its quantity and atomic-scale ordered structure is a focal point in nanotechnology and chemistry. Several studies have theoretically discussed the nano-ordered ice within one- or two-dimensional space and without confinement through hydrogen bonds. In particular, the water cluster has been predicted to play a significant role in biomolecules or functional nanomaterials; however, there has been little experimental evidence for their presence in hydrophobic cavities. In this study, the cubane water octamer - the most stable isomer among small water clusters - was detected within the hydrophobic cavities of UiO-66 metal-organic frameworks, revealing the presence of t

SUBMITTER: Sonobe K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11614365 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature