Emerging Topic in Metal–Organic Framework (MOF) Materials
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 201
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Interests: co-ordination polymers; metal-organic frameworks (MOFs); covalent-organic frameworks (COFs); conductivity; energy; electronics materials; electrochemistry; semiconductors
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Dear Colleagues,
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have evolved into a broad and versatile class of porous materials whose scope now extends well beyond traditional applications such as gas storage and separation. Recent progress has increasingly focused on controlling electronic structure, chemical reactivity, and framework dynamics, enabling MOFs to operate under thermal, chemical, and electrochemical conditions relevant to their functional applications. These advances are expanding the role of MOFs in areas including energy storage and conversion, catalysis, sensing, and environmental technologies.
This Special Issue invites original research articles and critical reviews that address emerging topics in MOF materials chemistry, with an emphasis on structure–property relationships, mechanistic understanding, and materials design strategies. Contributions that advance fundamental insight while demonstrating relevance to functional performance are particularly encouraged. Studies examining framework dynamics, defect chemistry, post-synthetic modification, and stability under operational stress are of special interest. Hybrid systems that integrate MOFs with polymers, covalent organic frameworks, molecular components, or other functional materials are also within scope, particularly where such integration enables new properties or processing routes.
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Electrically and ionically active MOFs;
- Redox-active and mixed-valence frameworks;
- MOFs for electrochemical energy storage and conversion;
- Electrocatalysis in MOF-based and MOF-derived materials;
- Defect engineering and framework dynamics;
- Post-synthetic modification and transmetalation strategies;
- Hybrid materials combining MOFs with polymers, COFs, or molecular systems;
- Stability and performance of MOFs under thermal, chemical, or electrochemical stress.
Through this Special Issue, we aim to highlight current directions in MOF research and to encourage further studies that advance both fundamental understanding and application-relevant performance of MOF-based materials.
Dr. Ashok Yadav
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)
- molecular-level engineering
- structure–property relationships
- transmetalation and ligand design
- post-synthetic modification (PSM)
- redox-active molecular components
- defect chemistry and framework dynamics
- electrocatalysis and energy conversion
- hybrid MOF-polymer/COF systems
- mechanistic understanding
- mixed-valence frameworks
- operational and chemical stability
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