title: Improved mechanical stability of HKUST-1 in confined nanospace.
abstract: One of the main concerns in the technological application of several metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) relates to their structural instability under pressure (after a conforming step). Here we report for the first time that mechanical instability can be highly improved via nucleation and growth of MOF nanocrystals in the confined nanospace of activated carbons.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, Ctra. San Vicente-Alicante s/n, E-03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain. joaquin.silvestre@ua.es.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Casco
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernández-Catalá
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martínez-Escandell
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Reinoso
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Ramos-Fernández
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Silvestre-Albero
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D000073396:Metal-Organic Frameworks; D015394:Molecular Structure; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000073396:Metal-Organic Frameworks; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C539834:bis(1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate)tricopper(II); D002244:Carbon