Fig. 4: Proposed mechanism of modification for ZIF glasses using halide salts.
From: Continuous structure modification of metal-organic framework glasses via halide salts
a Established mechanism of modification of archetypical silicate glasses using alkali oxides. b Proposed halide salt modification mechanism of ZIF glasses. Addition of the halide salt partially breaks up the Zn-ligand-Zn bridges to form depolymerized structures, while further heating appears to induce the evaporation of the linker species and subsequent formation of halide-bridged Zn centers.
