Advances in Polymeric Metal-Organic Frameworks and Composites for Opto-Magnetic Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 453
Special Issue Editors
Interests: MOFs; nanocomposites; lanthanides; luminescence; photocatalysis; heterogeneous catalysis; coordination polymers; thin films; heavy-metal complexes; actinides; sensors
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Interests: Porphiryns;Nanocomposites;Hybridmaterials;Nanoparticles;MOFs;Sensors;Photocatalysis;Heterogeneous catalysis;Coordination Polymers;Thin films
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent decades, Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) have become a mature and dynamic technology within materials science. Since their discovery in the mid-1990s, this field of study has experienced exponential growth, yielding innovative structures, patents, and thousands of articles exploring applications such as sorption, luminescence, magnetism, catalysis, energy storage and conversion, drug delivery, and more. The intrinsic porosity, high surface area, thermal and chemical stability, and functionalization of MOFs make them versatile crystalline materials for the development of advanced devices and novel composites.
In the realm of opto-magnetic applications, MOFs have been employed in chemical and thermal sensing, biosensing, photocatalysis for water treatment, molecular magnets, magnetic resonance imaging, and photothermal and photodynamic therapies, offering a promising alternative to cancer treatment and antimicrobial applications.
This Special Issue aims to showcase recent advances in MOFs and related composite materials, focusing on innovative synthesis methods, shape and size engineering, and novel structures and properties with applications in opto-magnetic fields.
Dr. Germán Ernesto Gomez
Dr. Mariana Hamer
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- MOFs
- nanocomposites
- lanthanides
- luminescence
- photocatalysis
- heterogeneous catalysis
- coordination polymers
- thin films
- heavy-metal complexes
- actinides
- sensors
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