Mixed-matrix membranes of zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8)/Matrimid nanocomposite: Thermo-mechanical stability and viscoelasticity underpinning membrane …

EM Mahdi, JC Tan - Journal of membrane science, 2016 - Elsevier
Mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs) containing nanoporous metal-organic frameworks
(MOFs) represent a rapidly expanding class of next-generation membranes, targeting CO 2 …

Discovering connections between terahertz vibrations and elasticity underpinning the collective dynamics of the HKUST-1 metal–organic framework

MR Ryder, B Civalleri, G Cinque, JC Tan - CrystEngComm, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
We employed a combination of theoretical and experimental techniques to study the metal–
organic framework (MOF)-mechanics central to the paddle-wheel Cu3 (BTC) 2 porous …

Size-Regulated Metal–Organic Frameworks with Mercaptobenzothiazole for Ga-Based Liquid Metal Encapsulation: A High Performance Oil-Based Additive

P Wang, B He, X Zhang, S Liu, Q Ye… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this study, size-regulated MOFs (MZ) with high MBT loading were successfully
synthesized by combining mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT), zinc salt, and 2-methylimidazole …

Explaining the mechanical mechanisms of zeolitic metal–organic frameworks: revealing auxeticity and anomalous elasticity

MR Ryder, JC Tan - Dalton Transactions, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The comprehensive elastic properties of Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks (ZIF-1 to ZIF-4)
have been computed using density functional theory (DFT). We employed the periodic …

Tribo-induced evolution of nodular supporting structures providing high-performance solid lubricants in carbon nanotube coated films

J Xu, W Qi, W Deng, X Chen, H Tang, K Wang… - Carbon, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) exhibit a high degree of sp 2-bonded carbon and form long
tubular structures that are one-dimensional and multi-walled. Pristine CNT films show poor …

Capture and immobilisation of iodine (I 2) utilising polymer-based ZIF-8 nanocomposite membranes

EM Mahdi, AK Chaudhuri, JC Tan - Molecular Systems Design & …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer nanocomposites made up of nanoporous metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are
fast becoming a staple of next generation hybrid composites, and are currently being …

Isoreticular zirconium-based metal–organic frameworks: discovering mechanical trends and elastic anomalies controlling chemical structure stability

MR Ryder, B Civalleri, JC Tan - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Understanding the mechanical properties of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) is crucial not
only to yield robust practical applications, but also to advance fundamental research …

[HTML][HTML] Thermo-mechanical properties of mixed-matrix membranes encompassing zeolitic imidazolate framework-90 and polyvinylidine difluoride: ZIF-90/PVDF …

IS Flyagina, EM Mahdi, K Titov, JC Tan - APL Materials, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
Mixed-matrix membranes are contemporary nanocomposite materials with many potential
applications, from liquid and gas separations to chemical sensors and biomedicine. We …

Micromechanical behavior of polycrystalline metal–organic framework thin films synthesized by electrochemical reaction

I Buchan, MR Ryder, JC Tan - Crystal Growth & Design, 2015 - ACS Publications
We have studied the mechanical properties of an archetypical metal–organic framework
(MOF) polycrystalline thin-film material, termed HKUST-1 or Cu3 (BTC) 2, which was …

The synthesis and tribological properties of small-and large-sized crystals of zeolitic imidazolate framework-71

YH Wang, Q Shi, H Xu, JX Dong - RSC advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Small-and large-sized crystalline ZIF-71 was synthesized using different strategies and has
average diameters of approximately 450 nm, and 1–2 μm. Large-sized ZIF-71 particles with …