Quantum mechanical predictions to elucidate the anisotropic elastic properties of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks: ZIF-4 vs. ZIF-zni

Jin‐Chong Tan, Bartolomeo Civalleri, Alessandro Erba, Elisa Albanese

CrystEngComm · 2014 · 110 citations · 45 references

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We use density functional theory to reveal the detailed elastic properties of two topical ZIF materials comprising the same chemical composition but different crystalline structures. ZIF-4 was found to exhibit a negative Poisson's ratio, representing the first ‘auxetic-ZIF’ to be identified.

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