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From: Unraveling the thermodynamic criteria for size-dependent spontaneous phase separation in soft porous crystals

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Inducing size-dependent phase coexistence in pillared-layered SPCs using various thermodynamic stimuli. a Atomistic representation of the building blocks of the SPCs discussed in this work: MIL-53(Al), DMOF-1(Zn), MIL-53(Al)-F, and CoBDP. Color code: zinc (cyan), cobalt (cobalt blue), aluminum (green), fluor (lime), oxygen (red), nitrogen (blue), carbon (gray), hydrogen (white). b The three investigated thermodynamic stimuli to induce phase coexistence: pressure, temperature, and guest adsorption. The SPC’s metal nodes act as hinges which are either in equilibrium (green) or locally deformed (red). c Classification of the theoretical and experimental crystal sizes into nanocells, mesocells, and microcells. The color code for the theoretical nano- and mesocells is used consistently throughout this work

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