Shock Wave Chemistry in a Metal-Organic Framework

Zhi Su, William L. Shaw, Yu Run Miao, Sizhu You, Dana D. Dlott, Kenneth S. Suslick

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Abstract

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have potential applications as energy absorbing materials for shock wave energy mitigation due to their nanoporosity. Here we have examined km/s laser-driven flyer plate impacts on a prototypical MOF, ZIF-8. We observed particle fragmentation and morphological changes in microcrystals of ZIF-8 at lower shock pressures (≈2.5 GPa), and amorphization and structural collapse at higher pressures (≈8 GPa). High-speed emission spectroscopy revealed that 50 ns after flyer plate impacts, an emission pulse was generated by ZIF-8 resulting from chemical bonds that were broken and subsequently reformed. MOFs may prove useful in the dissipation of shock wave energy through large structural changes (free volume collapse and endothermic bond breakage).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4619-4622
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume139
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 5 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

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