Polyoxometalate-templated Metal-Organic Frameworks
Abstract:
In order to enhance functionality of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs),
guest molecules such as polyoxometalates (POMs) could be occluded in the
pores. We have demonstrated the structure directing behaviour of
polyoxometalates (POMs) for the formation of MOFs at room temperature.
POMs help spatially organise metal ions on a molecular-level and cause
surface induced hydrolysis leading to the formation of Cu3BTC2 -type
metal organic frameworks. Various spectroscopic techniques such as ESR,
SAXS, DLS, NMR and XANES conclusively prove the formation of dimeric
copper on POM surface. An overview on the templating mechanism of POMs
along with their potential application in catalysis, ion-exchange and
luminescence would be discussed.
Brief Biography
Sneha is a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow in the Functional Inorganics
and Hybrid Materials group at the University of
Cambridge, UK. She has a PhD from the University of Leuven, Belgium and
two Masters degree from University of
Calgary, Canada & University of Mysore, India. Her research activities
are focussed on Metal-Organic Frameworks (their
synthesis, mechanical properties and applications in industry) and
transition-metal interaction mechanisms. She has
supervised Masters and PhD students and is also a mentor for young
girls as a part of the Women in Science program
of the European Union.