title: A multifunctional 3D chiral porous ferroelectric metal-organic framework for sensing small organic molecules and dye uptake.
abstract: A flexible aromatic multicarboxylate ligand and Cd(II) ions assemble into a chiral multihelical porous metal-organic framework with second-order nonlinear optical and ferroelectric properties. The obtained guest-free form highly selectively senses small organic molecules and adsorbs large dye molecules.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China, Fax: (+86)-371-6778-0136.
authors.forename: Li-Hui
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Yong-Li
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Ming-Li
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Shuang-Quan
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Zang
authors.forename: Thomas C W
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Mak
keywords: ferroelectricity; helical structures; metal-organic frameworks; multifunctional materials; second-harmonic generation