Mechanical properties of dense zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs): a high-pressure X-ray diffraction, nanoindentation and computational study of the zinc framework Zn(Im)2, and its lithium-boron analogue, LiB(Im)4.

The dense, anhydrous zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs), Zn(Im)(2) (1) and LiB(Im)(4) (2), adopt the same zni topology and differ only in terms of the inorganic species present in their structures. Their mechanical properties (specifically the Young's and bulk moduli, along with the hardnes...

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Main Authors: Bennett, T, Tan, J, Moggach, SA, Galvelis, R, Mellot-Draznieks, C, Reisner, B, Thirumurugan, A, Allan, DR, Cheetham, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010