title: Metal-organic frameworks as potential shock absorbers: the case of the highly flexible MIL-53(Al).
abstract: The mechanical energy absorption ability of the highly flexible MIL-53(Al) MOF material was explored using a combination of experiments and molecular simulations. A pressure-induced transition between the large pore and the closed pore forms of this solid was revealed to be irreversible and associated with a relatively large energy absorption capacity. Both features make MIL-53(Al) the first potential MOF candidate for further use as a shock absorber.
authors.affiliation: Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, Université Montpellier 2, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier cedex 05, France. pascal.yot@univ-montp2.fr.
authors.forename: Pascal G
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authors.lastname: Yot
authors.forename: Zoubeyr
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authors.lastname: Boudene
authors.forename: Jasmine
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authors.lastname: Macia
authors.forename: Dominique
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authors.lastname: Granier
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authors.lastname: Verstraelen
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authors.lastname: Van Speybroeck
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authors.lastname: Devic
authors.forename: Christian
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authors.lastname: Serre
authors.forename: Gérard
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authors.lastname: Férey
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authors.lastname: Stock
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authors.lastname: Maurin