title: Turn-on luminescence sensing and real-time detection of traces of water in organic solvents by a flexible metal-organic framework.
abstract: The development of efficient sensors for the determination of the water content in organic solvents is highly desirable for a number of chemical industries. Presented herein is a Mg(2+) metal-organic framework (MOF), which exhibits the remarkable capability to rapidly detect traces of water (0.05-5 % v/v) in various organic solvents through an unusual turn-on luminescence sensing mechanism. The extraordinary sensitivity and fast response of this MOF for water, and its reusability make it one of the most powerful water sensors known.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina (Greece).
authors.forename: Antigoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Douvali
authors.forename: Athanassios C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Tsipis
authors.forename: Svetlana V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Eliseeva
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Petoud
authors.forename: Giannis S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Papaefstathiou
authors.forename: Christos D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Malliakas
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Papadas
authors.forename: Gerasimos S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Armatas
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Margiolaki
authors.forename: Mercouri G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Kanatzidis
authors.forename: Theodore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lazarides
authors.forename: Manolis J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Manos
mesh_terms: D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000737:chemistry; D008673:Metals, Alkaline Earth / Q000737:chemistry; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D056831:Coordination Complexes; D008673:Metals, Alkaline Earth; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012997:Solvents; D014867:Water
keywords: crystal engineering; luminescence; metal-organic frameworks; microporous materials; sensors