Hydrogen adsorption in the metal-organic frameworks Fe 2(dobdc) and Fe 2(O 2)(dobdc)

Wendy L. Queen, Eric D. Bloch, Craig M. Brown, Matthew R. Hudson, Jarad A. Mason, Leslie J. Murray, Anibal Javier Ramirez-Cuesta, Vanessa K. Peterson, Jeffrey R. Long

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Abstract

The hydrogen storage properties of Fe 2(dobdc) (dobdc 4- = 2,5-dioxido-1,4-benzenedicarboxylate) and an oxidized analog, Fe 2(O 2)(dobdc), have been examined using several complementary techniques, including low-pressure gas adsorption, neutron powder diffraction, and inelastic neutron scattering. These two metal-organic frameworks, which possess one-dimensional hexagonal channels decorated with unsaturated iron coordination sites, exhibit high initial isosteric heats of adsorption of -9.7(1) and -10.0(1) kJ mol -1, respectively. Neutron powder diffraction has allowed the identification of three D 2 binding sites within the two frameworks, with the closest contacts corresponding to Fe-D 2 separations of 2.47(3) and 2.53(5) Å, respectively. Inelastic neutron scattering spectra, obtained from p-H 2 (para-H 2) and D 2-p-H 2 mixtures adsorbed in Fe 2(dobdc), reveal weak interactions between two neighboring adsorption sites, a finding that is in opposition to a previous report of possible 'pairing' between neighboring H 2 molecules.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4180-4187
Number of pages8
JournalDalton Transactions
Volume41
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 14 2012
Externally publishedYes

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