TY - BOOK

T1 - Synthesis, photochemical modification and patterning of metal-organic frameworks

AU - Ditz, Karen Deli Josephine

PY - 2024/8/29

Y1 - 2024/8/29

N2 - Due to their modular design from inorganic building units (IBUs) and organic linker molecules, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) exhibit great flexibility and variability in terms of their inherent properties. However, the creation of MOF-based electronic and optoelectronic devices, suitable for real-world applications, critically depends on the availability of highly adaptable materials, that can be patterned down to the nanometer scale. MOFs based on the linker benzophenone dicarboxylate (bzpdc) present a promising platform in this regard: They allow for the photochemical integration of almost any functionality into their frameworks through easily accessible postsynthetic modifications (PSMs). While this approach has been limited to powdered bulk materials so far, transitioning to more processable forms such as membranes or thin films is now crucial for their integration into practical applications. Light, the key initiator of the reaction, can be manipulated in various ways to create spatially resolved selective structures within bzpdc-MOFs. The PhD thesis presented here, addresses this issue and can be thematically divided into two main areas. The first section covers the shaping of a zirconium-based bzpdc-MOF for applications extending to 3D micropatterning. The second section of the PhD thesis is dedicated to the development of a novel, multifunctional bzpdc-MOF.

AB - Due to their modular design from inorganic building units (IBUs) and organic linker molecules, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) exhibit great flexibility and variability in terms of their inherent properties. However, the creation of MOF-based electronic and optoelectronic devices, suitable for real-world applications, critically depends on the availability of highly adaptable materials, that can be patterned down to the nanometer scale. MOFs based on the linker benzophenone dicarboxylate (bzpdc) present a promising platform in this regard: They allow for the photochemical integration of almost any functionality into their frameworks through easily accessible postsynthetic modifications (PSMs). While this approach has been limited to powdered bulk materials so far, transitioning to more processable forms such as membranes or thin films is now crucial for their integration into practical applications. Light, the key initiator of the reaction, can be manipulated in various ways to create spatially resolved selective structures within bzpdc-MOFs. The PhD thesis presented here, addresses this issue and can be thematically divided into two main areas. The first section covers the shaping of a zirconium-based bzpdc-MOF for applications extending to 3D micropatterning. The second section of the PhD thesis is dedicated to the development of a novel, multifunctional bzpdc-MOF.

U2 - 10.15488/17954

DO - 10.15488/17954

M3 - Doctoral thesis

CY - Hannover

ER -