Functional Frameworks and Photoswitching

Over the past 25 years metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been promoted for gas storage and separation, and they are indeed fascinating microporous materials with potential to act as rapid uptake/release sorbents for important gases such as CO2, H2, SO2, and CH4. Increasingly, however, the more niche, specialised properties and functions of well-designed MOFs are gaining traction, and attention is growing on the time-dependent properties, syntheses, and behaviours of these popular host-guest materials.

This talk will discuss ways to both study and control the dynamic behaviours of MOFs, including a detour into the fascinating world of photoswitching spiropyran molecules – from fundamentals to sustainable functions in frameworks.