Metal-Organic Framework Derivatives: From Porous Architecture Design to High-Performance Gas Sensing
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Porous Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2026
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Interests: low-dimensional nanomaterials; sensitive materials; gas sensors; humidity sensors; artificial olfaction
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Dear Colleagues,
Metal–organic framework (MOF) derivatives—such as metal oxides, sulfides, and selenides, have attracted considerable scientific interest in recent years, owing to their unique morphologies, highly tunable compositions and structures, large specific surface areas, and abundant active sites. These materials not only inherit the structural order and diversity of their MOF precursors, but also exhibit excellent stability and functional properties, demonstrating broad application prospects in areas such as energy storage, heterogeneous catalysis, gas separation, and chemical sensing.
In this Special Issue, we invite you to contribute papers on the latest advancements and breakthroughs in the field, covering rational material design, controlled synthesis methods, performance enhancement strategies, structural regulation mechanisms, and specific applications in cutting-edge fields such as electrocatalysis, batteries, supercapacitors, and medical diagnosis.
Prof. Dr. Yong He
Dr. Yanqiao Ding
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metal–organic frameworks
- metal oxides
- sulfides
- selenides
- mesoporous materials
- structural regulation
- sensors
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