Explosives in the Cage: Metal-Organic Frameworks for High-Energy Materials Sensing and Desensitization

Shan Wang; Qianyou Wang; Xiao Feng; Bo Wang; Li Yang

doi:10.1002/adma.201701898

Explosives in the Cage: Metal-Organic Frameworks for High-Energy Materials Sensing and Desensitization

Adv Mater. 2017 Sep;29(36). doi: 10.1002/adma.201701898. Epub 2017 Jul 21.

Authors

Shan Wang¹, Qianyou Wang², Xiao Feng¹, Bo Wang¹, Li Yang²

Affiliations

¹ Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China.
² State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology of China, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China.

PMID: 28731218
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201701898

Abstract

An overview of the current status of coordination polymers and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) pertaining to the field of energetic materials is provided. The explosive applications of MOFs are discussed from two aspects: one for detection of explosives, and the other for explosive desensitization. By virtue of their adjustable pore/cage sizes, high surface area, tunable functional sites, and rich host-guest chemistry, MOFs have emerged as promising candidates for both explosive sensing and desensitization. The challenges and perspectives in these two areas are thoroughly discussed, and the processing methods for practical applications are also discussed briefly.

Keywords: desensitization of explosives; fluorescent detection; high-energy materials; metal-organic frameworks; sensing of explosives.

Publication types

Review