What is it about?
We define here a new theoretical property of zeolite frameworks - flexibility window, which is a range of densities over which frameworks are flexible and undistorted.
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Why is it important?
We think that flexibility window can help us identify which hypothetical frameworks are synthesizable in the future. This might not be the only answer, but in conjunction with other criteria, this might help us solve one of the biggest problems in porous materials - how to predict which structures are synthesizable.
Perspectives
When I started working on this problem, I was not into zeolites. I looked at their structures, I learned of their properties and uses, I have wondered at their simplicity and beauty, and got completely into them. Those are amazing materials, seemingly simple, but with gorgeous structures. Sometimes I feel as I can just sit and admire how they look like.
Dr Asel Sartbaeva
University of Bath
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This page is a summary of: The flexibility window in zeolites, Nature Materials, November 2006, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1038/nmat1784.
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