P-T-induced evolution of the local structure of family of MOFs characterized by X-ray absorption spectroscopy

We propose to exploit high pressure - high temperature (HP–HT) X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) to explore the local atomic structure around Zr in three Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), UiO-66, NU-1000 and MOF-808, in the HP and HT region. As part of the PhD project of Ms. G. Robertson, this information will be combined with HP–HT pair distribution function (PDF) results (scheduled as in house at Diamond Light Source) to deeply understand the P–T-induced microstructural changes associated with the crystalline-amorphous phase transition in MOFs.