Interplay between defects, disorder and flexibility in metal-organic frameworks

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 11-16

  Bennett, Thomas D ^a   Cheetham, Anthony K ^a   Fuchs, Alain H ^b   Coudert, François Xavier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

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EID: 85015358650     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2691     Document Type: Review

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