Autoluminescent Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs): Self-Photoemission of a Highly Stable Thorium MOF

Jacopo Andreo; Emanuele Priola; Gabriele Alberto; Paola Benzi; Domenica Marabello; Davide M Proserpio; Carlo Lamberti; Eliano Diana

doi:10.1021/jacs.8b07113

Autoluminescent Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs): Self-Photoemission of a Highly Stable Thorium MOF

J Am Chem Soc. 2018 Oct 31;140(43):14144-14149. doi: 10.1021/jacs.8b07113. Epub 2018 Oct 17.

Authors

Jacopo Andreo¹, Emanuele Priola¹, Gabriele Alberto¹, Paola Benzi^{1

2}, Domenica Marabello^{1

2}, Davide M Proserpio^{3

4}, Carlo Lamberti^{2

5

6}, Eliano Diana^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry , University of Turin , Via Pietro Giuria 7 , 10125 Turin , Italy.
² CriSDi , Interdepartmental Center for Crystallography , Via Pietro Giuria 7 , 10125 Turin , Italy.
³ Dipartimento di Chimica , Università degli Studi di Milano , Via Golgi 19 , 20133 Milano , Italy.
⁴ Samara Center for Theoretical Materials Science (SCTMS) , Samara State Technical University , Molodogvardeyskaya St. 244 , Samara 443100 , Russia.
⁵ Department of Physics, Interdepartmental NIS Centre , University of Turin , Via Pietro Giuria 1 , 10125 Turin , Italy.
⁶ The Smart Materials Research Institute , Southern Federal University , Sladkova street 178/24 , Rostov-on-Don , 344090 , Russia.

PMID: 30285430
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b07113

Abstract

A novel thorium(IV) metal-organic framework (MOF), Th(2,6-naphtalenedicarboxylate)₂, has been synthesized via solvothermal reaction of thorium nitrate and 2,6-naphtalendicarboxilyc acid. This compound shows a new structural arrangement with an interesting topology and an excellent thermal resistance, as the framework is stable in air up to 450 °C. Most notably, this MOF, combining the radioactivity of its metal center and the scintillation property of the ligand, has been proven capable of spontaneous photon emission.