Metal‐Organic Frameworks: Synthesis, Structures, and Applications

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), also known as porous coordination polymers (PCPs), are an emerging class of materials. Due to their structural and functional tunability well the diversity rich applications, field MOFs has become one fastest-growing fields in not only chemistry but materials science. With maturation synthetic methodologies, structure characterization techniques functionality modifications, MOF research been a new era, with great efforts dedicated applications various directions, even on devices. Here, we greatly honored assemble compendium latest works synthesis, structures, applications. The special issue includes contributions from fourteen groups whose ranges design, characterizations MOF-based materials, including composites MOF-derived directions. Seven review articles present overviews flexible MOFs, conductive 2D conjugated thin films, vacancies, modified by post-synthesis, constructed iron-series elements, for towards carbon capture, (opto-)electronics, electrochemical energy storage conversion, photocatalysis CO2 reduction. report results novel electrically luminescence redox activity, efficient separation propylene propane ultramicroporous cyanide-based compound open metal sites, copper iodide cluster-based metal-organic polyhedra photocatalytic click chemistry, electrocatalysts selective oxidation small organic molecules anodic reaction boost electrolysis, plasmonic catalysts photoelectrochemical water splitting, bilanthanide instant detection 17β-estradiol, manipulation zirconocene-based cage using external host-guest stimuli. We hope that this will provide readers representative exciting views regarding development structures dynamic nature rapidly growing field, it is impossible cover all main aspects especially those recent achievements involved preparation issue. There no doubt continue expand, chemists, scientists engineers. do enjoy scope topics presented here perhaps find inspiration push next stage. Susumu Kitagawa received his Ph.D. 1979 Kyoto University. After served Associate Professor at Kindai University Tokyo Metropolitan University, he 1998 2016. He Director iCeMS since 2013, Distinguished KUIAS 2017. developed "porous" numerous nano-sized holes. These expected be used develop absorb dioxide causing global warming medical was selected Thomson Reuters Citation Laureate 2010 / Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher 2014 – 2021. Medal Purple Ribbon (The Japanese Government) 2011, Japan Academy Prize 2016, Chemistry Future Solvay 2017, Grand Prix Fondation de la Maison Chimie, France 2018. elected member 2019. Stefan Kaskel degree 1997 Tübingen solid state under guidance Prof. J. Strähle. As Feodor-Lynen Fellow Alexander von Humboldt foundation worked Corbett Ames Laboratory, USA (1998-2000) intermetallic compounds. group leader Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Mülheim a.d. Ruhr (2000-2004) F. Schüth completed habilitation Bochum R. A. Fischer 2004 area heterogeneous catalysis. In became full professor Inorganic Technical Dresden. Since 2008 working part time Fraunhofer IWS, Dresden business manager Chemical Surface Reaction Technology. His interests focused nanostructured (synthesis, structure, function) storage, catalysis, batteries technologies. CVD, CNTs, adsorption, printing. nanotechnology award German Ministry Science Education 2002, JSPS 2016 Henriette Herz Award Foundation authored more than 600 publications > 43000 citations (google scholar h-index 111) contributed inventor 60 patent 2016-2021 recognized Analytics. Qiang Xu 1994 Osaka AIST-Kyoto ChEM-OIL, currently Chair Southern Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen Key Laboratory Micro/Nano-Porous Functional Materials (SKLPM). include catalysis energy. number editorial/advisory boards journals, EnergyChem (Editor-in-Chief), Coordination Reviews (Associate Editor), Chem, Matter, Small Structures, Advanced Sustainable Systems, Chemistry-An Asian Journal ChemNanoMat. Research Front 2012 2019 highly cited researcher (2014-2021) Reuters/Clarivate Engineering (EAJ), European Sciences (EURASC), National Sciences, India (NASI).