| Title: | Enhanced stability of Cu-BTC MOF via perfluorohexane plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition |
| Author(s): | Decoste JB; Peterson GW; Smith MW; Stone CA; Willis CR; |
| Address: | "Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, 5183 Blackhawk Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010, USA. jared.b.decoste2.ctr@mail.mil" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1520-5126 (Electronic) 0002-7863 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are a leading class of porous materials for a wide variety of applications, but many of them have been shown to be unstable toward water. Cu-BTC (1,3,5 benzenetricarboxylic acid, BTC) was treated with a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) of perfluorohexane creating a hydrophobic form of Cu-BTC. It was found that the treated Cu-BTC could withstand high humidity and even submersion in water much better than unperturbed Cu-BTC. Through Monte Carlo simulations it was found that perfluorohexane sites itself in such a way within Cu-BTC as to prevent the formation of water clusters, hence preventing the decomposition of Cu-BTC by water. This PECVD of perfluorohexane could be exploited to widen the scope of practical applications of Cu-BTC and other MOFs" |
| Keywords: | "Copper/*chemistry Fluorocarbons/*chemistry Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions Models, Molecular Organometallic Compounds/*chemistry Porosity Tricarboxylic Acids/*chemistry Volatilization Water/chemistry;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineDecoste, Jared B Peterson, Gregory W Smith, Martin W Stone, Corinne A Willis, Colin R eng Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 2012/01/14 J Am Chem Soc. 2012 Jan 25; 134(3):1486-9. doi: 10.1021/ja211182m. Epub 2012 Jan 13" |
