MOF‐Based Sustainable Memory Devices

Abstract

Data storage, processing, and communications are the backbone of the digital world and focus the innovation efforts of the microelectronics industry. Recent raw material shortages, however, have revealed the danger of sourcing for the digital industry. At a time of a significant increase in demand for data storage systems, it is urgent to consider the sustainability of the resources used for devices. By diluting inorganic elements in an organic matrix, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are of substantial interest for sustainable technologies. Moreover, they have shown great potential as active materials for electronic, optical, and magnetic memory devices, paving the way to accessible, sustainable, and recyclable microelectronic devices. Based on the number of fundamental studies of the bistability of MOFs, their scalability, recyclability, and low energy consumption, MOFs are highlighted as sustainable materials for a new generation of memristive devices. Finally, considering the "green" chemistry of specific MOF, their flexibility, as well as the market of microelectronics and mineral consumption, the future development of MOF-based memory devices and socio-economic profits from their utilization is predicted.

Polarized Laser Switching with Giant Contrast in MOF‐Based Mixed‐Matrix Membrane

“…They will bring irreversible destructions to the MOF resonant cavities. [26] Therefore, we proposed the construction strategy of photoswitch building units (PBUs), as shown in Figure 1. Multiple PBUs are integrated to prepare the sandwich-like mixed-matrix membrane (MMM).…”

Electrical bistability based on metal–organic frameworks

“…50,51 However, the research on electrical bistability is still in its infancy and only a few cases have been reported to date. 52,53 Developing MOF-based electrical bistability materials and understanding the dynamic features of structures under the applied voltage bias remain a daunting challenge, which not only needs a rational ligand with functional groups, but also requires effective carrier transport pathways.…”

Dimensionality Mediated Highly Repeatable and Fast Transformation of Coordination Polymer Single Crystals for All-Optical Data Processing

“…30 Intriguing is that the dynamic and reversible structural behavior of such structures is expressed in the form of a change in their optical, chemical, magnetic and dielectric properties, and, hence, formed the basis of smart separators, 10 molecular machines, 29,31 and data processing systems. 32,33 However, the steric hindrance effect, limiting the rates of structural transformations, 32 k, up to several s −1 at ambient conditions for the most available dynamic CPs and MOFs, as well as irreversible structural distortion, appearing during the large number of transformation cycles, 34 are still a challenge for future application of dynamic CPs in real-case scenario.…”

“…A family of dynamic coordination polymers (CPs) including metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) with corresponding stimuli-responsive structures − has been recently emerged as a new generation of “smart” artificial materials for diverse application. − In terms of crystal engineering, the general principles to design such materials are based on utilization of flexible and/or photochromic ligands, , catenane or rotaxane components, , single coordination bonds, and/or hinge coordination, as well as introducing the weak intermolecular interactions either through one- (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) structure, , or linker functionalization with dispersion energy donating groups. , The response of the resulting structure to external stimuli − such as temperature, pressure, guest molecules, electric/magnetic field, and light can manifest itself as a phase transitions between two or more distinguished crystal structures ,, or within the same space group, ,, associated generally with ligand deformations, conformations and breathing . Intriguing is that the dynamic and reversible structural behavior of such structures is expressed in the form of a change in their optical, chemical, magnetic and dielectric properties, and, hence, formed the basis of smart separators, molecular machines, , and data processing systems. , However, the steric hindrance effect, limiting the rates of structural transformations, k , up to several s –1 at ambient conditions for the most available dynamic CPs and MOFs, as well as irreversible structural distortion, appearing during the large number of transformation cycles, are still a challenge for future application of dynamic CPs in real-case scenario.…”