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The Meekel Lab specialises in the design, characterisation and property analysis of correlated disordered porous framework materials, including metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and polyhedra (MOPs), with the aim of unlocking and controlling functionality.
Synthesis & Design
Synthesis & Design
We make crystals in the laboratory through solvothermal synthesis techniques. We are particularly interested in how the tuning of synthetic parameters, such as temperature and reaction solvent, have an impact on the acquired phase and/or disorder.
Structural Characterisation
Structural Characterisation
X-ray scattering techniques are crucial to us when it comes to solving both the average and local structure of our synthesised materials. We can collect most of it on our in-house diffractometer, but sometimes we go to the synchrotron to use their intense X-rays for even better data!
Property analysis & applications
Property analysis & applications
Our aim is to discover and optimise porous materials for real-life applications. We are therefore interested in analysing the pore network of our materials and understanding how guests behave within them, as well as how they may interact with the (disordered) framework itself. Since some of our framework materials are quite soft, we are also interested in probing their flexibility, for example through their behaviour under varying temperature, high pressure, or solvent exchange.Â
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