title: Glass formation via structural fragmentation of a 2D coordination network.
abstract: The structure of a glass obtained by the melt quenching of a two-dimensional (2D) coordination network was examined. X-ray analyses disclosed a 2D-to-0D structural transformation before and after glass formation. The mechanism is unique to coordination compounds, as it is characterized by labile and flexible coordination bonds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan. horike@sbchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Umeyama
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Funnell
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cliffe
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Goodwin
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hijikata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itakura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okubo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Horike
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation