Synthetic azobenzene-containing metal–organic framework ion channels toward efficient light-gated ion transport at the subnanoscale-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Synthetic azobenzene-containing metal–organic framework ion channels toward efficient light-gated ion transport at the subnanoscale

Published:2021 Issue:41 Volume:13 Page:17396-17403
ISSN:2040-3364
Container-title:Nanoscale
language:en
Short-container-title:Nanoscale

Author:

Qian Tianyue¹,Zhao Chen²,Wang Ruoxin¹,Chen Xiaofang¹,Hou Jue³^ORCID,Wang Huanting¹^ORCID,Zhang Huacheng²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia

2. Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia

3. Manufacturing, CSIRO, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Abstract

A light-gated sub-1 nm ion channel is fabricated by growing azobenzene (AZO)-containing mixed-ligand UiO-66 metal–organic framework (MOF) in a nanochannel. Light-induced conformational change of AZO efficiently controls ion flux through MOF channels.

Funder

Australian Research Council

GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Materials Science

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2021/NR/D1NR04595D

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