Multimodal and Multiscale Interrogation of a Mechanically Tough Glass Forming Copper-Based Metal-Organic Framework

A copper-based metal-organic framework, Cu(Im)2, was synthesized using a sol-gel process and subsequently melt-quenched into glass upon heating above 240 °C.

A copper-based metal-organic framework, Cu(Im)2, was synthesized using a sol-gel process and subsequently melt-quenched into glass upon heating above 240 °C. In this paper, we present a multimodal, multiscale interrogation of the MOF nanocrystals and the resulting glasses.…