Erschienen in:European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1002/ejic.201700048
ISSN:
1099-0682;
1434-1948
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<jats:p>Metal–organic gels assembled from HKUST‐1 nanoparticles have been developed. The HKUST‐1 gels with varying molar ratios of the chemical constituents exhibit diverse multistimuli‐responsive behaviors towards environmental temperature and mechanical stimuli. A reversible phase transition between gel and colloidal suspensions can be achieved for the gel with a metal/ligand molar ratio of 1.2:1. The chemical and morphological structures of the supramolecular gels were investigated through a combination of electron microscopy, X‐ray analysis techniques, and optical spectroscopy. A continuous morphology evolution was confirmed to exist for a gradual decrease of the molar ratio between the metal and the ligand. The changes to the morphological structure also result in different gas adsorption and rheology properties for the HKUST‐1‐based gels.</jats:p>