Structural aspects of metal-organic framework-based energy materials research at Diamond

David R Allan; Alexander J Blake; Martin Schröder; Chiu C Tang; Sihai Yang

doi:10.1098/rsta.2013.0149

Structural aspects of metal-organic framework-based energy materials research at Diamond

Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci. 2015 Mar 6;373(2036):20130149. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2013.0149.

Authors

David R Allan¹, Alexander J Blake², Martin Schröder³, Chiu C Tang¹, Sihai Yang³

Affiliations

¹ Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE, UK.
² School of Chemistry, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK a.j.blake@nottingham.ac.uk.
³ School of Chemistry, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.

Abstract

Large-scale central facilities such as Diamond Light Source fulfil an increasingly pivotal role in many large-scale scientific research programmes. We illustrate these developments by reference to energy-centred projects at the University of Nottingham, the progress of which depends crucially on access to these facilities. Continuing access to beamtime has now become a major priority for those who direct such programmes.

Keywords: central facilities; gas cell studies; metal-organic frameworks; research programmes; structural information.