Ren, JianweiLangmi, Henrietta WMusyoka, Nicholas MMathe, Mahlanyane KKang, XLiao, S2015-10-302015-10-302015-08Ren, J., Langmi, W.L., Musyoka, N.M., Mathe, M., Kang, X. and Liao, S. 2015. Tuning defects to facilitate hydrogen storage in core-shell MIL-101(Cr)@UiO-66(Zr) nanocrystals. Materials Today, vol. 2(7), pp 3964– 39721369-7021http://ac.els-cdn.com/S2214785315007439/1-s2.0-S2214785315007439-main.pdf?_tid=3edcbcb6-7bc3-11e5-8b70-00000aacb35d&acdnat=1445851600_2c52f34acc16f74f910dfb78d3232bf2http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8214Copyright: 2015 ElsevierIn this work, the existence of structural defects in core-shell MIL-101(Cr)@UiO-66(Zr) and pure UiO-66(Zr) were proposed. It was found that longer synthesis time leads to larger crystals, which are however not perfect as they morphologically appear to be. During the synthesis, the 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid (BDC) linker and modulator (HCOOH) may play competitive roles. The modulator employed does not only modulate the crystal growth, but also contributes in the formation of the MOF framework and promotes defects. Although structural defects would facilitate hydrogen storage in MOF structures, they need to be tuned to an optimum level for hydrogen adsorption purpose.enMIL-1014-benzenedicarboxylic acidBDCMOF frameworkHydrogen storageArticleRen, J., Langmi, H. W., Musyoka, N. M., Mathe, M. K., Kang, X., & Liao, S. (2015). Tuning defects to facilitate hydrogen storage in core-shell MIL-101(Cr)@UiO-66(Zr) nanocrystals. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8214Ren, Jianwei, Henrietta W Langmi, Nicholas M Musyoka, Mahlanyane K Mathe, X Kang, and S Liao "Tuning defects to facilitate hydrogen storage in core-shell MIL-101(Cr)@UiO-66(Zr) nanocrystals." (2015) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8214Ren J, Langmi HW, Musyoka NM, Mathe MK, Kang X, Liao S. Tuning defects to facilitate hydrogen storage in core-shell MIL-101(Cr)@UiO-66(Zr) nanocrystals. 2015; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8214.TY - Article AU - Ren, Jianwei AU - Langmi, Henrietta W AU - Musyoka, Nicholas M AU - Mathe, Mahlanyane K AU - Kang, X AU - Liao, S AB - In this work, the existence of structural defects in core-shell MIL-101(Cr)@UiO-66(Zr) and pure UiO-66(Zr) were proposed. It was found that longer synthesis time leads to larger crystals, which are however not perfect as they morphologically appear to be. During the synthesis, the 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid (BDC) linker and modulator (HCOOH) may play competitive roles. The modulator employed does not only modulate the crystal growth, but also contributes in the formation of the MOF framework and promotes defects. Although structural defects would facilitate hydrogen storage in MOF structures, they need to be tuned to an optimum level for hydrogen adsorption purpose. DA - 2015-08 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - MIL-101 KW - 4-benzenedicarboxylic acid KW - BDC KW - MOF framework KW - Hydrogen storage LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2015 SM - 1369-7021 T1 - Tuning defects to facilitate hydrogen storage in core-shell MIL-101(Cr)@UiO-66(Zr) nanocrystals TI - Tuning defects to facilitate hydrogen storage in core-shell MIL-101(Cr)@UiO-66(Zr) nanocrystals UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8214 ER -