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A Highly Porous Luminescent Terbium–Organic Framework for Reversible Anion Sensing
Author(s) -
Wong K.L.,
Law G.L.,
Yang Y.Y.,
Wong W.T.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200502138
Subject(s) - terbium , lanthanide , metal organic framework , materials science , denticity , ligand (biochemistry) , porosity , luminescence , porous medium , nanotechnology , function (biology) , ion , metal , optoelectronics , chemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry , receptor , evolutionary biology , metallurgy , composite material , biology , adsorption
Unique tailored porous frameworks incorporating a lanthanide metal center have been designed to function as chemical detectors. A flexible multidentate ligand, mucic acid, is used to differentiate between several anions, thus creating an organic framework (see figure) that is ideally suited for applications in gas separation, sensors, and chemical switches.