The sol-gel process uses low-temperature processing approaches to produce glass and hybrid organic–inorganic materials with high purity, excellent homogeneity, well-controlled morphology, and easily tailored functionalities. Metal-organic framework (MOF) glasses are a newly emerging class of hybrid amorphous materials with interesting domain structures, nanoporosity, superior functionalities, and cost-effectiveness due to low-temperature processing. This session will focus on all aspects of these materials, including the following.
- Low temperature routes to bulk, film, nanoparticle, porous, and hybrid amorphous organic–inorganic materials
- Structural characterizations using spectroscopic, scattering, and imaging techniques
- Glass formation mechanism, glass transition, relaxation, and phase transitions
- New functionalities based on the optical, electrical, thermal, mechanical, chemical, and biomedical properties
- Emerging sol-gel and MOF materials for energy and other applications
Organizers:
- Lisa Klein, Rutgers University, USA licklein@soe.rutgers.edu
- Yuanzheng Yue, Aalborg University, Denmark y y@bio.aau.dk
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