Detection of adsorbates on emissive MOF surfaces with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

• DOI: 10.1039/c8dt04404j
• Publication Date: 2019-03-04T05:04:15Z
• Authors: Jingjing Yan; Alexander D. Carl; Alex R. Maag; John C. MacDonald; Peter Müller; Ronald L. Grimm; Shawn C. Burdette
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology

The luminescence of azobenzene chromophore struts in a metal organic framework is quenched by nitroaromatic guests. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic methods verify the emission changes are due to the surface adsorption of the guest molecules rather than encapsulation.