Review of irradiation treatments on MOFs and COFs: Synthesis, modification, and application

Irradiation process can accelerate synthesis and induce various chemical reactions without the application of catalysts in organic framework materials. In recent years, more and more publications regarding the synthesis and modification of organic frameworks via different irradiation technologies indicates that irradiation process will play an important role in materials chemistry. This review presents an overview of the utilization of irradiation process to synthesize and modify the organic frameworks. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs), as the two most representative organic framework materials, have been widely applied in lots of fields because of their unique pore structure, physical and chemical properties. This review is meant to describe the effect of different irradiation on synthesis and modification of organic frameworks. Considering these particular aspects, the advantages of irradiation process compared with conventional heating method of synthesis and traditional material modification methods have been explained in detail. Finally, the wide application and future prospect of MOFs and COFs modified by irradiation in catalysis, adsorption, sensing, tumor therapy and energy with improved performance are elaborated. The application of irradiation technology provides a new strategy for material synthesis in industrial scale and the reference value for material modification in the future.