Inelastic neutron scattering study of binding of para-hydrogen in an ultra-microporous metal-organic framework

Metal-organic framework (MOF) materials show promise for H2 storage and it is widely predicted by computational modelling that MOFs incorporating ultra-micropores are optimal for H2 binding due to enhanced overlapping potentials. We report the investigation using inelastic neutron scattering of the...

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Main Authors: Yang, Sihai, Ramirez - Cuesta, Anibal J., Schröder, Martin
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author Yang, Sihai
Ramirez - Cuesta, Anibal J.
Schröder, Martin
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Ramirez - Cuesta, Anibal J.
Schröder, Martin
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description Metal-organic framework (MOF) materials show promise for H2 storage and it is widely predicted by computational modelling that MOFs incorporating ultra-micropores are optimal for H2 binding due to enhanced overlapping potentials. We report the investigation using inelastic neutron scattering of the interaction of H2 in an ultra-microporous MOF material showing low H2 uptake capacity. The study has revealed that adsorbed H2 at 5 K has a liquid recoil motion along the channel with very little interaction with the MOF host, consistent with the observed low uptake. The low H2 uptake is not due to incomplete activation or decomposition as the desolvated MOF shows CO2 uptake with a measured pore volume close to that of the single crystal pore volume. This study represents a unique example of surprisingly low H2 uptake within a MOF material, and complements the wide range of studies on systems showing higher uptake capacities and binding interactions.
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spelling nottingham-297052020-05-04T16:41:49Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29705/ Inelastic neutron scattering study of binding of para-hydrogen in an ultra-microporous metal-organic framework Yang, Sihai Ramirez - Cuesta, Anibal J. Schröder, Martin Metal-organic framework (MOF) materials show promise for H2 storage and it is widely predicted by computational modelling that MOFs incorporating ultra-micropores are optimal for H2 binding due to enhanced overlapping potentials. We report the investigation using inelastic neutron scattering of the interaction of H2 in an ultra-microporous MOF material showing low H2 uptake capacity. The study has revealed that adsorbed H2 at 5 K has a liquid recoil motion along the channel with very little interaction with the MOF host, consistent with the observed low uptake. The low H2 uptake is not due to incomplete activation or decomposition as the desolvated MOF shows CO2 uptake with a measured pore volume close to that of the single crystal pore volume. This study represents a unique example of surprisingly low H2 uptake within a MOF material, and complements the wide range of studies on systems showing higher uptake capacities and binding interactions. Elsevier 2014-01-15 Article PeerReviewed Yang, Sihai, Ramirez - Cuesta, Anibal J. and Schröder, Martin (2014) Inelastic neutron scattering study of binding of para-hydrogen in an ultra-microporous metal-organic framework. Chemical Physics, 428 . pp. 111-116. ISSN 0301-0104 Metal organic framework; Hydrogen adsorption; Inelastic neutron scattering Neutron spectroscopy; Binding interaction http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301010413004096 doi:10.1016/j.chemphys.2013.11.004 doi:10.1016/j.chemphys.2013.11.004
spellingShingle Metal organic framework; Hydrogen adsorption; Inelastic neutron scattering
Neutron spectroscopy; Binding interaction
Yang, Sihai
Ramirez - Cuesta, Anibal J.
Schröder, Martin
Inelastic neutron scattering study of binding of para-hydrogen in an ultra-microporous metal-organic framework
title Inelastic neutron scattering study of binding of para-hydrogen in an ultra-microporous metal-organic framework
title_full Inelastic neutron scattering study of binding of para-hydrogen in an ultra-microporous metal-organic framework
title_fullStr Inelastic neutron scattering study of binding of para-hydrogen in an ultra-microporous metal-organic framework
title_full_unstemmed Inelastic neutron scattering study of binding of para-hydrogen in an ultra-microporous metal-organic framework
title_short Inelastic neutron scattering study of binding of para-hydrogen in an ultra-microporous metal-organic framework
title_sort inelastic neutron scattering study of binding of para-hydrogen in an ultra-microporous metal-organic framework
topic Metal organic framework; Hydrogen adsorption; Inelastic neutron scattering
Neutron spectroscopy; Binding interaction
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