Influence of ligand field stabilization energy on the elastic properties of multiferroic MOFs with the perovskite architecture.

Journal article

We report the mechanical properties of four isostructural metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) that adopt the ABX(3) perovskite topology: [(CH(3))(2)NH(2)]M(HCOO)(3), where M = divalent Mn, Co, Ni, and Zn. Their Young's moduli were measured via single-crystal nanoindentation. We show that the mechanical stability of such isostructural frameworks with octahedral coordination increases with greater ligand field stabilization energy (LFSE).

Authors: Tan, J; Jain, P; Cheetham, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003)
• Volume: 41
• Issue: 14
• Pages: 3949-3952
• Publication date: 2012-04-01
• DOI: 10.1039/c2dt12300b
• EISSN: 1477-9234
• ISSN: 1477-9226
• Language: English