Emerging nanoporous materials, such as metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), are promising low-k dielectrics central to next-generation electronics and high-speed communication. Hitherto, the dielectric characterization of MOFs is scarce, with very limited experimental data for guiding new materials design and synthesis. Herein we demonstrate the efficacy of high-resolution synchrotron infrared (IR) specular reflectance experiments to study the dynamic dielectric properties of a flexible MOF structure: bistable MIL-53(Al) that exhibits switching between a large pore (LP) and a narrow pore (NP) architecture. We show that the ratio of LP:NP content of a polycrystalline sample can be changed via increased mechanical stress applied for pelletizing the MIL-53(Al) powder. We quantify the frequency-dependent dielectric constants over ∼1 to 120 THz, identifying all dielectric transitions as a function of stress and phase mixtures, showing how porosity modifies MOF’s dielectric properties.

Probing Dielectric Properties of Metal-Organic Frameworks: MIL-53(Al) as a Model System for Theoretical Predictions and Experimental Measurements via Synchrotron Far- and Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy

Civalleri, Bartolomeo;TAN, JIN CHONG
2017-01-01

Abstract

Emerging nanoporous materials, such as metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), are promising low-k dielectrics central to next-generation electronics and high-speed communication. Hitherto, the dielectric characterization of MOFs is scarce, with very limited experimental data for guiding new materials design and synthesis. Herein we demonstrate the efficacy of high-resolution synchrotron infrared (IR) specular reflectance experiments to study the dynamic dielectric properties of a flexible MOF structure: bistable MIL-53(Al) that exhibits switching between a large pore (LP) and a narrow pore (NP) architecture. We show that the ratio of LP:NP content of a polycrystalline sample can be changed via increased mechanical stress applied for pelletizing the MIL-53(Al) powder. We quantify the frequency-dependent dielectric constants over ∼1 to 120 THz, identifying all dielectric transitions as a function of stress and phase mixtures, showing how porosity modifies MOF’s dielectric properties.
2017
8
20
5035
5040
http://pubs.acs.org/journal/jpclcd
Materials Science (all)
Titov, Kirill; Zeng, Zhixin; Ryder, Matthew R.; Chaudhari, Abhijeet K.; Civalleri, Bartolomeo; Kelley, Chris S.; Frogley, Mark D.; Cinque, Gianfelice; Tan, Jin-Chong
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