Phase-dependent responsiveness in soft porous crystals assembled from flexible metal–organic cages

2026/01/01 by Donglin He, Javier López‐Cabrelles, Jack D. Evans +1 · 1 voice
Chemistry · Materials Science · #Covalent bond #Crystallinity #Diffraction #Ligand (biochemistry) #Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications #Microporous material #Nanoporous metals and alloys #Phase (matter) #Porosity #Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials

paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/d6sc03012b

openalex created_date 2025/10/23 · openalex publication_date 2026/01/01 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06

Abstract

Activation-dependent phases of flexible metal–organic cages determine whether the crystals exhibit gas-responsive soft porous crystal behaviour or permanent microporosity.

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