Improvement in electrical and mechanical properties of di/trifunctional epoxies-based hybrid composites having metal organic frameworks (MOFs) as nanoparticulate filler.

Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) nanoporous innovative materials as particulate reinforcing materials for high-temperature epoxy resins are designed and fabricated. Aqueous synthesis of MOFs is always the need of this hour. This paper focuses on the synthesis of aluminum-based MOFs in gram quantities by optimizing both the reaction temperature and time. The MOFs are annealed at different temperatures. The structures are characterized by several analytical techniques. The structural rearrangement during thermal treatment leads to increase in particle size and decrease in crystallinity. The improvement in mechanical (3.5%) and electrical properties for hybrid aluminum MOF-based di/tri-epoxy composites was discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]