ORCID

https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9019-2182

Keywords

Metal-Organic Frameworks, Reticular Chemistry, Topology, Vegard's law, photoredox catalysis

Abstract

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of porous crystals that have emerged as materials of high interest due to their functionality and modularity. MOFs are designed following the principles of Reticular Chemistry: the chemistry of connecting and linking molecular building blocks, or units, via strong bonds to form periodic structures. These principles allow us to develop strategies for the design of MOFs as functional materials with different physical and chemical properties. In this work, we define and describe these principles based on topological arguments and how they can be utilized to choose MOF systems that are amenable for synthesis and study. Using this approach, we first show how we can use multivariate MOFs as solid-solutions to study the Vegard’s Law properties of such. We study how varying links with different lengths and complexities can tune their metrics, like the lattice parameter and the trends that we can observe. We then demonstrate how we can apply those strategies to design libraries of photoredox active titania MOFs for the photoreduction of CO2, and demonstrate the relationship between MOF composition, optical bandgap, solvent, and reductant. This work ultimately demonstrates the utility of Reticular Chemistry as design principles towards the design of MOFs as applied chemical systems, and strategies towards tuning their properties.

Completion Date

2026

Semester

Spring

Committee Chair

Uribe-Romo, Fernando

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

College

College of Sciences

Department

Chemistry

Format

PDF

Document Type

Thesis

Identifier

DP0053171

Release Date

5-15-2027

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