Molecular Relaxation Processes in a MOF-5 Structure Revealed by Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy: Signature of Phenylene Ring Fluctuations

作者：Frunza Stefan; Schoenhals Andreas; Frunza Ligia^*; Ganea Paul; Kosslick Hendrik; Harloff Joerg; Schulz Axel

来源：Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2010, 114(40): 12840-12846.

DOI：10.1021/jp1071617

The molecular mobility of a MOF-5 metal-organic framework was investigated by broadband dielectric spectroscopy. Three relaxation processes were revealed, The temperature dependence of their relaxation rates follows an Arrhenius law. The process observed at lower temperatures is attributed to bending fluctuations of the edges of the cages involving the Zn-O clusters. The processes ("region II") at higher temperatures were assigned to fluctuations of phenyl rings in agreement with the NMR data found by Gould et al. (I Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 3246). The carboxylate groups might also be involved. The rotational fluctuations of the phenyl rings leading to the low frequency part of relaxation region II might be hindered either by some solvent molecules entrapped in the cages or by an interpenetrated structure and have a broad distribution of activation energies. The high frequency part of region 11 corresponds nearly to a Debye-like process: This is explained by a well-defined structure or empty pores,

• 出版日期2010-10-14