Breakthrough Metal-Organic Materials Conduct Electricity

摘要

Scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Sandia National Laboratories now are able to add electrical conductivity capabilities to a family of engineered, high-technology materials called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). This breakthrough may one day allow the materials to detect gases and toxic substances. The frameworks also might be useful for conformal electronics capable of bending in unusual shapes, or a wide array of yet-to-be-discovered uses.