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Structural dynamics inside a functionalized metal-organic framework probed by ultrafast 2D IR spectroscopy.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2014-12-17)
Jun Nishida, Amr Tamimi, Honghan Fei, Sonja Pullen, Sascha Ott, Seth M Cohen, Michael D Fayer
ABSTRACT

The structural elasticity of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is a key property for their functionality. Here, we show that 2D IR spectroscopy with pulse-shaping techniques can probe the ultrafast structural fluctuations of MOFs. 2D IR data, obtained from a vibrational probe attached to the linkers of UiO-66 MOF in low concentration, revealed that the structural fluctuations have time constants of 7 and 670 ps with no solvent. Filling the MOF pores with dimethylformamide (DMF) slows the structural fluctuations by reducing the ability of the MOF to undergo deformations, and the dynamics of the DMF molecules are also greatly restricted. Methodology advances were required to remove the severe light scattering caused by the macroscopic-sized MOF particles, eliminate interfering oscillatory components from the 2D IR data, and address Förster vibrational excitation transfer.

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