Potential Applications of Coordination Polymers and Zeolites in Physics

AbstraktAbstract

Coordination polymers (CPs) are a class of materials composed of metal ions and organic molecules. Some CPs can have amorphous and crystalline phase. When the amorphous phase can undergo a phase change to the crystalline state and the reverse process is observed, then these materials can be exploited for their potential application in phase-change random access memory. CP, as well as some inorganic materials like zeolites, offer a great variability of their properties due to the flexibility of their chemical composition. It allows their use in numerous other fields of application. Investigation of the rare processes in particle or nuclear physics, e. g., neutrinoless double beta decay or direct dark matter detection, requires a low radiation background. And in this context, CPs and zeolites present an interest due to their porosity, because it can be used for adsorption of radon, which is one of the main sources of background radiation. The adjustment of the composition of these materials allows to target optimal pore size and van der Waals interactions, letting physicists work in radon-free environment.

Coordination polymers (CPs) are a class of materials composed of metal ions and organic molecules. Some CPs can have amorphous and crystalline phase. When the amorphous phase can undergo a phase change to the crystalline state and the reverse process is observed, then these materials can be exploited for their potential application in phase-change random access memory. CP, as well as some inorganic materials like zeolites, offer a great variability of their properties due to the flexibility of their chemical composition. It allows their use in numerous other fields of application. Investigation of the rare processes in particle or nuclear physics, e. g., neutrinoless double beta decay or direct dark matter detection, requires a low radiation background. And in this context, CPs and zeolites present an interest due to their porosity, because it can be used for adsorption of radon, which is one of the main sources of background radiation. The adjustment of the composition of these materials allows to target optimal pore size and van der Waals interactions, letting physicists work in radon-free environment.