Project

Development of a generic methodology for the derivation of transferable force fields for metal organic frameworks

Code
3F027511
Duration
01 October 2011 → 30 September 2015
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Applied mathematics in specific fields
    • Astronomy and space sciences
    • Atomic and molecular physics
    • Classical physics
    • Materials physics
    • Mathematical physics
    • Quantum physics
Keywords
quantum mechanics force field metal-organic framework
 
Project description

Metal-organic frameworks are fascinating high-performance materials with a lot of promising industrial applications. From theoretical perspectives very little has been done already and MOFs form an unexplored terrain for molecular modeling. The aim of this research is to develop a generic methodology to derive accurate force fields from first principles and to compare the results with experimental data.