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About the Lecture
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are nanoporous, crystalline solids formed by the assembly of metal ions and organic linkers. By virtue of directionality and symmetry of the building blocks, these materials have a well-defined architecture leading to the formation of porous channels, over a long-range. The ability to design, map and modulate porosity and physical properties with atomic-level precision has led to MOFs commanding significant attention across multiple disciplines of research, over the last three decades. These molecular sponges have evolved from basic structural understanding, overcoming hydrolytic instability, to be applied as functional materials in several application areas, including and not limited to, gas storage and separation, catalysis, electronic conductivity, molecular sensing, energy storage.
The presentation will walk through the story of MOFs since its inception, and celebrate the contributions of the three pioneering scientists who received the Nobel Prize of 2025 in Chemistry – Prof. Richard Robson, Prof. Omar M. Yaghi and Prof. Susumu Kitagawa. The presentation will also highlight the current challenges in the field and the talk will conclude with a glimpse of the up-and-coming research topics.