2025/09/15 by Ting Zhang, Jiaju Liang, R. Qiao +7 · 1 voice
Chemistry · Engineering · Materials Science · #Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications #Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications #Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/s40820-025-01917-8
openalex publication_date 2025/09/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
Luminescent metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have garnered significant attention due to their structural tunability and potential applications in solid-state lighting, bioimaging, sensing, anti-counterfeiting, and other fields. Nevertheless, due to the tendency of 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid (BDC) to rotate within the framework, MOFs composed of it exhibit significant non-radiative energy dissipation and thus impair the emissive properties. In this study, efficient luminescence of MIL-140A nanocrystals (NCs) with BDC rotors as ligands is achieved by pressure treatment strategy. Pressure treatment effectively modulates the pore structure of the framework, enhancing the interactions between the N, N-dimethylformamide guest molecules and the BDC ligands. The enhanced host-guest interaction contributes to the structural rigidity of the MOF, thereby suppressing the rotation-induced excited-state energy loss. As a result, the pressure-treated MIL-140A NCs displayed bright blue-light emission, with the photoluminescence quantum yield increasing from an initial 6.8% to 69.2%. This study developed an effective strategy to improve the luminescence performance of rotor ligand MOFs, offers a new avenue for the rational design and synthesis of MOFs with superior luminescent properties.