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MOF–ammonia working pairs in thermal energy conversion and storage

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Sorption working pairs, which can convert low-grade heat into cold energy or seasonally store thermal energy, are potential future carbon-neutral materials for thermal management. This Comment highlights the superiorities of metal–organic framework (MOF)–ammonia working pairs for adaptable thermal management under extreme climates and discusses strategies to design MOFs with high stability and ammonia sorption capacity.

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Fig. 1: Potential applications and performance design of MOF–ammonia working pairs.

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The work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) for the Distinguished Young Scholars (grant no. 51825602).

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    Shao-Fei Wu, Bing-Zhi Yuan & Li-Wei Wang

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Wu, SF., Yuan, BZ. & Wang, LW. MOF–ammonia working pairs in thermal energy conversion and storage. Nat Rev Mater 8, 636–638 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-023-00593-7

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