PhD in Chemical and Materials Sciences

Tailoring the performances of Metal Organic Frameworks

Educational program: Frontiers in Materials Science

Academic year 2025/2026

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Program

• Definition of Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and distinction from other porous materials (e.g., zeolites, COFs, porous polymers)
• Historical development from “coordination chemistry” to MOFs.
• Basic structural features: metal nodes/clusters, organic linkers, dimensionality, and network topology
• Key properties of MOFs: high surface area, tunable porosity, chemical functionality, and structural diversity

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• Structural and chemical versatility as a distinctive feature
• MOF-based applications: Gas storage and separation (CO₂ capture, H₂, CH₄), Catalysis, Sensing and biomedical applications, Energy-related applications (batteries, supercapacitors)
• Current challenges and perspectives in MOF science
• Versatility in MOFs: linker functionalisation; Solvent and modulator effects; Metal precursor influence; post-functionalisation approaches

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• Workflow for studying a newly synthesized MOF: from bulk structure to local adsorption phenomena
• Structural analysis, Textural properties, Thermal stability, Morphology, Adsorption site investigations
• Introduction to the practical activities in the synthesis laboratory

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• Joint discussion on the obtained results. How to report and discuss the experimental data

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