Luminescence and Magentism in Lanthanide MOFs

金属-有机骨架（M0 F）是由通过有机配体连接成三维结构的金属簇组成的多孔材料。网络组装通常可以稳定多核金属簇，否则不会在离散的单个系统中组装，我们最近分离出了前所未有的Ln 3和Ln 4簇连接的MOFs。该项目的目标是通过控制连接体的长度和几何形状来合成具有一系列新簇的MOF，并增强这些新簇的磁性。此外，多种镧系元素的存在表明，该材料可以通过监测不同客人存在下的固态光致发光行为作为小分子传感器的应用。

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are porous materials comprised of metal clusters connected by organic ligands into three dimensional structures. The networked assemblies can often stabilise multinuclear metal clusters which otherwise would not assemble in discrete single systems, and we have recently isolated MOFs linked by unprecedented Ln3 and Ln4 clusters. The project will aim to synthesise MOFs with a range of new clusters through control of linker length and geometry, and characterise the magnetic properties of these new clusters. Additionally, the presence of multiple lanthanides suggests that the materials could have applications as small molecule sensors by monitoring solid-state photoluminescence behaviour in the presence of different guests.