Structural evolution in a melt-quenched zeolitic imidazolate framework glass during heat-treatment

• DOI: 10.1039/c8cc09574d
• Publication Date: 2019-02-04T14:30:46Z
• Authors: Jiayan Zhang; Louis Longley; Hao Liu; Christopher W. As...; Philip A. Chater; Kevin A. Beyer; Karena W. Chapman; Haizheng Tao; David A. Keen; Thomas D. Bennett; Yuanzheng Yue
• Keywords: Zeolitic imidazolate framework; Imidazolate

A pronounced enthalpy release occurs around 1.38<italic>T</italic>_g in the prototypical metal–organic framework glass formed from ZIF-4 [Zn(C₃H₃N₂)₂], but there is no sign for any crystallization (<italic>i.e.</italic>, long-range ordering) taking place.