Designing Molecular Building Blocks for the Self-assembly of Complex Porous Networks.

ABSTRACT: The creation of molecular or colloidal building blocks which can self-assemble into complex, ordered porous structures has been long sought-after, and so are the guiding principles behind this creation. The pursuit of this goal has led to the creation of novel classes of materials like metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs). In theory, a tremendous number of structures can be formed by these materials due to the variety of geometries available to their building blocks. However, most realized crystal structures tend to be simple or homoporous and typically assemble from building blocks with high degrees of symmetry. Building blocks with low degrees of symmetry suitable for assembly into the more complex structures tend to assemble into polymorphous or disorde

SUBMITTER: Maula TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7712629 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature