Investigating the pressure-induced amorphization of zeolitic imidazolate framework ZIF-8: Mechanical instability due to shear mode softening

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1861-1865

  Ortiz, Aurélie U ^a   Boutin, Anne ^b   Fuchs, Alain H ^a   Coudert, François Xavier ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

elastic constants; mechanical properties; metal organic frameworks; molecular simulation; nanoporous materials; shear instability; structural transition

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC CONSTANTS; ICE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL STABILITY; METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; ORGANOMETALLICS; POROUS MATERIALS;

AMORPHOUS TRANSITION; MECHANICAL INSTABILITIES; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; NANO-POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE-INDUCED AMORPHIZATION; SHEAR INSTABILITY; STRUCTURAL TRANSITIONS; ZEOLITIC IMIDAZOLATE FRAMEWORKS;

AMORPHIZATION;

EID: 84879244144     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz400880p     Document Type: Article

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