In a newly-published Journal of the American Chemical Society paper, we – in collaboration with Prof. David Fairen-Jimenez from Cambridge University – report the synthesis of a unique Ni(II)-based cluster undergoing conditions-dependent self-assembly into robust porous functional frameworks. These results have been highlighted in a recent press release.
This piece of research is centred around the [Ni10(μ6-CO3)4(L)12] cluster and its transformations into non-covalent functional mateerials: diamondoid WUT-1(Ni) and pyrite WUT-2(Ni). Remarkably, both materials exhibit excellent thermal and chemical stability under aerobic as well as aqueous conditions, and demonstrate interesting gas adsorption properties. WUT-1(Ni) exhibits one of the highest H2 uptakes among NPMs. In turn, tighter voids of the ultramicroporous WUT-2(Ni) framework facilitate selective interactions with gas molecules, resulting in outstanding selectivity in the adsorption of CO2 over CH4 and N2.
For a more detailed story, see the full press release.
The original research paper published in JACS is available at the journal website.
Kasia Sołtys-Brzostek, the first author of the publication.
Photo: Grzegorz Krzyżewski/IChF PAN