Mechanosynthesis and nanostructuration of luminescent Lanthanide 2D MOFs

Abstract

Lanthanide 2D Metal-Organic-Frameworks (MOFs) are very interesting materials due to their magnetic and luminous characteristics. Previous studies have shown that this MOFs with structure [Ln(CH3COO)(PhCOO)2] can be synthesized by a microwave reaction, generating relatively large crystals and a high yield. Unfortunately, they carry two drawbacks: a high usage of solvent, and a very limited outcome, since this type of microwave reaction limits the quantity of production, up to the scale of mg. In this project, other ways to synthesize MOFs in larger scales will be deeply studied, through the use of the mechanosynthesis process. Firstly, a manual mechanosynthesis will be tested. Consequently, if the results end up being favorable, we will proceed to test an automatic mechanosynthesis. Hence, the synthesis will consider reproducible parameters and a direct approach to a possible production on a large or, even, industrial scale