Structure, redox and luminecence properties of hexanuclear Ce/Zr clusters in new bimetallic MOFs with various connectivities

Structure and exact stoichiometry of the hexanuclear {CexZr6-xO4(OH)4} cornerstones in a series of novel bimetallic Ce/Zr MOFs with different linkers and Ce/Zr ratios will be determined by Ce and Zr K-edge EXAFS spectroscopy. Ce L3-edge XANES spectroscopy will be used to correlate reducibility of Ce centers with Ce content, connectivity of the framework and their luminescence properties for molecular sensing.