Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) Daniel Johnston

Overview General information MOF electrical applications MOF catalyst MOF gas storage Further research

General information on MOFs Highest internal surface area of any known material. – 1 gram if unraveled could cover a football field. Can be easily custom made into application specific crystals. vAbstract

MOFs in electrical components Four main focuses – Sensors – Passive – Active – Structural

MOF as a catalyst My Personal images

MOF as a catalyst We would dope the MOF with our catalyst and have and use the MOF encased catalyst in place of the catalyst alone. Das, S.; Johnston, D. E.; Das, S.: Structural Bolstering of Metal Sites as Nodes in Metal Organic Frameworks. CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, DOI: /C2CE25555C (among the top 10 most highly accessed papers in Aug, 2012)

MOFs as gas storage A lower pressure can be used to store the same amount of gas. Under the same pressure it is possible to hold 2x and up of the same gas The New chemistry of metal-organic frameworks. Published on Mar 30, 2013 Omar Yaghi, Chemistry Professor, UC Berkeley Director, Molecular Foundry, Berkeley Lab

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Further research Further evolution of robust chemical synthesis. Better understanding of the crystal growth to further our ability to custom make the MOF for a desired application. Additional experimentation on electrical applications.

Image References Surface area graph and MOF 177 from: The New chemistry of metal-organic frameworks. Published on Mar 30, 2013 Omar Yaghi, Chemistry Professor, UC Berkeley Director, Molecular Foundry, Berkeley Lab MOF Image: MOF electrical Image: My Publication: Das, S.; Johnston, D. E.; Das, S.: Structural Bolstering of Metal Sites as Nodes in Metal Organic Frameworks. CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, DOI: /C2CE25555C (among the top 10 most highly accessed papers in Aug, 2012) Car storage image: MOF video: