title: Reversible alteration of CO2 adsorption upon photochemical or thermal treatment in a metal-organic framework.
abstract: A metal-organic framework (MOF) for reversible alteration of guest molecule adsorption, here carbon dioxide, upon photochemical or thermal treatment has been discovered. An azobenzene functional group, which can switch its conformation upon light irradiation or heat treatment, has been introduced to the organic linker of a MOF. The resulting MOF adsorbs different amount of CO(2) after UV or heat treatment. This remarkable stimuli-responsive adsorption effect has been demonstrated through experiments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA.
authors.forename: Jinhee
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Daqiang
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Khanh T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Pham
authors.forename: Jian-Rong
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Andrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yakovenko
authors.forename: Hong-Cai
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Zhou