Meekel, Emily G;
Schmidt, Ella M;
Cameron, Lisa J;
Dharma, A David;
Windsor, Hunter J;
Duyker, Samuel G;
Minelli, Arianna;
... Goodwin, Andrew L; + view all
(2023)
Truchet-tile structure of a topologically aperiodic metal-organic framework.
Science
, 379
(6630)
pp. 357-361.
10.1126/science.ade5239.
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Abstract
When tiles decorated to lower their symmetry are joined together, they can form aperiodic and labyrinthine patterns. Such Truchet tilings offer an efficient mechanism of visual data storage related to that used in barcodes and QR codes. We show that the crystalline metal-organic framework [OZn4][1,3-benzenedicarboxylate]3 (TRUMOF-1) is an atomic-scale realization of a complex three-dimensional Truchet tiling. Its crystal structure consists of a periodically arranged assembly of identical zinc-containing clusters connected uniformly in a well-defined but disordered fashion to give a topologically aperiodic microporous network. We suggest that this unusual structure emerges as a consequence of geometric frustration in the chemical building units from which it is assembled.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Truchet-tile structure of a topologically aperiodic metal-organic framework |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1126/science.ade5239 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ade5239 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10184849 |
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