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An In-Situ Neutron Diffraction and DFT Study of Hydrogen Adsorption in a Sodalite-Type Metal-Organic Framework, Cu-BTTri

Asgari, Mehrdad  
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Semino, Rocio  
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Schouwink, Pascal  
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2019
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry

Herein we present a detailed study of the hydrogen adsorption properties of Cu‐BTTri, a robust crystalline metal–organic framework containing open metal‐coordination sites. Diffraction techniques, carried out on the activated framework, reveal a structure that is different from what was previously reported. Further, combining standard hydrogen adsorption measurements with in‐situ neutron diffraction techniques provides molecular level insight into the hydrogen adsorption process. The diffraction experiments unveil the location of four D2 adsorption sites in Cu‐BTTri and shed light on the structural features that promote hydrogen adsorption in this material. Density functional theory (DFT), used to predict the location and strength of binding sites, corroborate the experimental findings. By decomposing binding energies in different sites in various energetic contributions, we show that van der Waals interactions play a crucial role, suggesting a possible route to enhancing the binding energy around open metal coordination sites.

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DOI
10.1002/ejic.201801253
Web of Science ID

WOS:000459919200011

Author(s)
Asgari, Mehrdad  
Semino, Rocio  
Schouwink, Pascal  
Kochetygov, Ilia  
Trukhina, Olga  
Tarver, Jacob D.
Bulut, Safak  
Yang, Shuliang  
Brown, Craig M.
Ceriotti, Michele  
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Date Issued

2019

Published in
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Volume

2019

Issue

8

Start page

1147

End page

1154

Note

Special Issue: Neutron Scattering in Coordination Chemistry

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November 20, 2019
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