Solvothermal Synthesis of a Novel Calcium Metal-Organic Framework: High Temperature and Electrochemical Behaviour |
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| Authors: | Russell M Main David B Cordes Aamod V Desai Alexandra M Z Slawin Paul Wheatley A Robert Armstrong Russell E Morris |
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| Institution: | 1.EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, Purdie Building, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST, UK; (R.M.M.); (D.B.C.); (A.V.D.); (A.M.Z.S.); (P.W.); (A.R.A.);2.Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, The Faraday Institution, Quad One, Didcot OX11 0RA, UK |
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| Abstract: | The rapid growth in the field of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) over recent years has highlighted their high potential in a variety of applications. For biological and environmental applications MOFs with low toxicity are vitally important to avoid any harmful effects. For this reason, Ca-based MOFs are highly desirable owing to their low cost and high biocompatibility. Useful Ca MOFs are still rare owing to the ionic character and large size of the Ca2+ ion tending to produce dense phases. Presented here is a novel Ca-based MOF containing 2,3-dihyrdoxyterephthalate (2,3-dhtp) linkers Ca(2,3-dhtp)(H2O) (SIMOF-4). The material undergoes a phase transformation on heating, which can be followed by variable temperature powder X-ray diffraction. The structure of the high temperature form was obtained using single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The electrochemical properties of SIMOF-4 were also investigated for use in a Na ion battery. |
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| Keywords: | MOF calcium MOF electrochemistry scXRD VTXRD bioMOF |
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